So it’s the first “snow day” of the year… er, Flexible Instruction Day (a.k.a., FID). Thank you Department of Education. I mean that. With FID days, adults have the ability to make future plans. Attendance on “give back” snow days used to depend on whether a snow day occurred prior to the snow day. If […]
Teacher Guy
DOES SCHOOLING IMPEDE EDUCATION?
Kids are intellectually curious The more years I work, the more curious students have become. Kids are helpless The more years I work, the less students seem to even want to poke the box. Kids are smarter The more years I work, the more intelligent students seem to be getting. Kids are dumber The more […]
OUTSOURCING
So I was teaching a useful lesson this week. Some students were chatting, many more were doing what they do on their smart phones… some were even listening to music in their ear buds. I know, right! Nothing sends a more clear message to an instructor — HS teacher, college professor, or corporate trainer — I […]