Will testing kill fiction in schools?
Many English teachers are getting worried that the combination of standardized testing and the new Common Core standards will lead to the disappearance of fict...
Category: teaching
My students don’t know how grades work
Don’t worry, I won’t be putting down my students in this post. But I will say this: My students are unaware of their grades, how grades work, and h...
The three keys to a successful class
I’m finishing Year 15 as a teacher, and right now, I’m at a low. My students are sleepwalking to graduation. They’re done when I’m just...
The power of one-on-one tutoring
We got back CAHSEE results this week. I was a little scared because we had four seniors who still hadn’t passed the test, which is required to graduate. ...
Homework: Time, not assignments?
The homework question — how much to assign? how to encourage students to do homework? — continues to intrigue me. A recent blog post in The Washin...