One thing I appreciate about the teaching life is its provision of dependable seasons. What I mean is that, dependably, May is a month for looking closely at the fruits of the school year that is almost over and deciding on what needs to get better in the year to come; June and July are […]
Archives for December 2016
This Month, Make Space for Reflection and Anticipation
It hasn’t been uncommon for me in years past to refrain from blogging in December. I’ve done this for three reasons: You are insanely busy, and I thought you wouldn’t read what I wrote in December; I want you to be less busy in December, so I didn’t want to add reading to your plate; and I […]
Purposeful & Active “Reading to Learn”
I can’t get the image of the nursing professor out of my head. I was at Davenport University in a panel session for professors there, and I was representing high school education. During the Q & A, this professor in the nursing program stood up and asked the following questions: “Why can’t students teach themselves […]
