Imagine a six-year-old first-grader sitting at a small table under a bulletin board with a large, primary newsprint paper (the kind with a large space for drawing and and a few lines for writing a simple sentence. On that large newsprint, that first-grader is tasked to respond to the writing prompt, "What do you want… Continue reading 3 Jobs in Education for Future Teachers
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More Strange Side-effects
In my previous post, I mentioned that I've gained some new, older students. I've been so surprised to see this development. After a year of online learning, I was expecting to get new students needing some kind of support with reading or math. I was expecting these students to be younger -- first-graders that spent… Continue reading More Strange Side-effects
What To Do This Summer
At long last, the school year is drawing to a close! Students aren't the only ones that look forward to the end of the school year. Teachers look forward to it, too. Teaching is exhausting work. Especially this past year, our mental, physical, and emotional energies are just about zapped. We are all looking forward… Continue reading What To Do This Summer
Tutoring English Language Learners
As the world continues to get smaller, and humans move their lives from one country to another, we are inevitably going to find ourselves having to work with students that are new to speaking English. This can be incredibly challenging, especially if the teacher does not have knowledge of the student's native language. This has… Continue reading Tutoring English Language Learners
5 Ways Tutoring Has Made Me a Better Teacher
Deciding to leave the traditional classroom nearly four years ago was an incredibly difficult decision. It wasn't a choice I took lightly, but I knew it needed to be done. After leaving, I knew I wanted to continue in education. Tutoring came into my life at the perfect time! At first, I was concerned that… Continue reading 5 Ways Tutoring Has Made Me a Better Teacher

