Using tried and true methods of research? Yes. However, autism is not a chronic disease. Unfortunately, current public health agencies are not being directed to address disease research in any scientifically accepted methodology.
April 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Using tried and true methods of research? Yes. However, autism is not a chronic disease. Unfortunately, current public health agencies are not being directed to address disease research in any scientifically accepted methodology.
Never pay taxes? Where should I go to get my refund? I guess my PHD is null and void now and I should tell my brilliant children there’s no hope.
Meanwhile, I have more letters after my name than RFK, and I earned mine.
Meanwhile, I have more letters after my name than RFK, and I earned mine.
April 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Never pay taxes? Where should I go to get my refund? I guess my PHD is null and void now and I should tell my brilliant children there’s no hope.
Meanwhile, I have more letters after my name than RFK, and I earned mine.
Meanwhile, I have more letters after my name than RFK, and I earned mine.
Ninth grade math teacher here. I’m not a fan, and I never give midterms or finals. When you have one test valued significantly higher than the rest, you set up some students to fail. A bad day,l can trash their grade.
January 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ninth grade math teacher here. I’m not a fan, and I never give midterms or finals. When you have one test valued significantly higher than the rest, you set up some students to fail. A bad day,l can trash their grade.
They find the information interesting, but the formulas are just dull.
January 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
They find the information interesting, but the formulas are just dull.
Hiding in my room to avoid my son’s sleepover. I think those two 12-year-olds are making more noise than my class of high schoolers.
January 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hiding in my room to avoid my son’s sleepover. I think those two 12-year-olds are making more noise than my class of high schoolers.
Silent collective responses are also useful. Students respond with fingers, hand signals, etc. No risk, and it ensures everyone participates in the collective response.
January 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Silent collective responses are also useful. Students respond with fingers, hand signals, etc. No risk, and it ensures everyone participates in the collective response.
Three days ago: one of my challenging ninth-graders came up to me on our first day back. He gave me a hug and said,”I’m so glad to see you. I missed you.”
January 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Three days ago: one of my challenging ninth-graders came up to me on our first day back. He gave me a hug and said,”I’m so glad to see you. I missed you.”
While Hattie has good ideas, his methodology has been criticized by other statisticians, and has been incorrectly applied as the be-all-end-all to educational effectiveness.
November 24, 2024 at 8:20 PM
While Hattie has good ideas, his methodology has been criticized by other statisticians, and has been incorrectly applied as the be-all-end-all to educational effectiveness.
The other day I was explaining to my class that I had no chargers to loan out because they were missing, including a large “missing” slide on the board; a student interrupted me to ask if he could borrow a charger. 🤦🏻♀️
November 23, 2024 at 1:10 AM
The other day I was explaining to my class that I had no chargers to loan out because they were missing, including a large “missing” slide on the board; a student interrupted me to ask if he could borrow a charger. 🤦🏻♀️
The US has dramatically scaled back what kindergarten used to be. It’s so focused on academics and rigor, unstructured play has been relegated to a 30-minute recess.
November 22, 2024 at 2:41 AM
The US has dramatically scaled back what kindergarten used to be. It’s so focused on academics and rigor, unstructured play has been relegated to a 30-minute recess.
I maintain that many of the problems I see in high school could be mitigated by reintroducing play back into kindergarten. Critical thinking and social emotional learning are primarily developed these play in early years.
November 22, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I maintain that many of the problems I see in high school could be mitigated by reintroducing play back into kindergarten. Critical thinking and social emotional learning are primarily developed these play in early years.
As a ninth-grade math teacher (integrated math) in a high-poverty, diverse district. I found myself nodding along with all the findings.
November 22, 2024 at 2:15 AM
As a ninth-grade math teacher (integrated math) in a high-poverty, diverse district. I found myself nodding along with all the findings.
I walk over 3 miles in a 20 x 15 room every day.
November 22, 2024 at 2:04 AM
I walk over 3 miles in a 20 x 15 room every day.
15. Born and raised in New England, but college in Arkansas and grandmother from “Missourah”
November 22, 2024 at 2:01 AM
15. Born and raised in New England, but college in Arkansas and grandmother from “Missourah”
The haiku from hell
November 22, 2024 at 1:52 AM
The haiku from hell
What’s the focus? Mine was on literacy, so Allington would be a good go-to. I, too found great fun in focusing on little, inconsequential details during that period.
November 22, 2024 at 1:36 AM
What’s the focus? Mine was on literacy, so Allington would be a good go-to. I, too found great fun in focusing on little, inconsequential details during that period.