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15 Awesome Critical Thinking Questions You Should Ask Students
Critical thinking can be difficult to teach, but it is a skill students must acquire. Without critical thinking, students will encounter difficulty as they advance through their academic careers and may fall behind their peers. In many school environments, there is a push toward using test performance as the main marker of achievement. While standardized […]
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10 Tips for Student Teaching
Making the leap from full-time student to student teacher can be scary, especially working with kids for the first time. But when it comes to getting your confidence up and making yourself a better teacher in time for graduation, there's nothing quite like student teaching to help give you that boost. For those entering a […]
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Teachers, Help Each Other
We all know how isolating a teaching job can be at times, but there are several little steps that we can all take to help each other enjoy our jobs more. Unlike other career types, surprisingly few faculties engage in regular team-building and collaborative efforts. There are also a lot of outside forces that significantly […]
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12 Reasons Why 6th Grade is the Best (for Teaching)
For teachers, 6th grade is truly the age of the tweenagers. The time when students aren't quite ready for the grown-up clutches of high school but are far too adult for elementary school. This leaves them in a specific type of limbo, and it cannot be very clear for some students. But as educators, we're […]
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Inclusive Classroom
An inclusive classroom is a general education classroom based on state standards and annual evaluation tests comprised of disabled and non-disabled students. The concept provides academic learning for the students as a single group rather than segregating the students into special education or traditional classrooms. So, what is an inclusive classroom? Initially, disabled students were […]
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Reading Aloud to Students Makes Them Smarter
Reading aloud to students is a time-honored tradition, but many teachers are phasing it out in favor of cramming in more tutelage time. Yet reading aloud can improve students’ academic performance and psychological health, with benefits that last even after the school year ends. See why reading aloud to your students is still an important […]
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10 Facts About Elementary Teachers
No age range sees as much growth, development, and changes in personality as elementary-age children. As such, you can imagine how much elementary teachers have to manage to provide their students with solid foundations of learning and development. Everything from learning to read and write to making friends and discovering how to work with others […]
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Why Being a Public School Teacher is Important to Me
Many people yearn to be a teacher, whether for a certain grade or subject matter; other than that, they aren’t too concerned about the details. Other folks are truly passionate about teaching in a public school. Public school teachers are pretty self-sacrificing and are known for their dedication despite many challenges. Peer opinions I have […]
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Encouraging Child Creativity
Many of us believe that creativity is an innate quality that a lucky few tend to be born with. However, this is not the case. Creativity is an integral life skill that can be nurtured and developed alongside practical skills such as math and reading. Creativity is vital for problem-solving beyond art, literature, or theater. […]

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