Thursday Thoughts

Makes a lot of sense!

Learning > memorization

Why there is need of a dynamic curriculum and pedagogy?

Because:

"We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist . . . using technologies that haven’t yet been invented . . . in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet."

(Richard Riley, Secretary of Education under Clinton, quoted in Trilling & Fadel, 2009, p. 3)

Makes sense!

Disturbing development, we should also be worried!

'It's Lord of the Flies': Bettendorf staff says middle school is out of control Bettendorf staff and parents shared concerns about violence and utter disregard for authority at the middle school.

Authentic Assessment: Nuances of Formative Assessment
https://yontenteacher.blogspot.com/2020/02/can-formative-assessment-enhance.html

Exhaustion Explained!

Beyond the surface: The unnoticed and unsaid story of our students.

Something we need to know before we start labelling and judging our kids.

A Letter to Teachers From "That Kid" My pain may not be visible.

Classroom ambience is not just for students. We should also ask how can we ensure teacher's saftey?

No Charges for 5-Year-Old Who Left Teacher Hospitalized in Pembroke Pines School Attack A teacher was hospitalized after a 5-year-old student attacked her in an elementary school in Pembroke Pines.