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All about teachers and the world of teaching; teachers sharing their best and worst interactions with students, best teaching practices, the path to becoming a teacher, and more.
What's Your Preferred Conditioning Method?
In the field of Psychology… Conditioning is the methodology utilized in order to adapt, modify, or mold behavior through teaching or training, as well as methods of learning or acquiring knowledge. Inherently, the two most common types of conditioning methods are known as:
By Megan Bald4 years ago in Education
Teaching the Other Side. Runner-Up in We Have a Dream Challenge. Top Story - February 2022.
Part 1: Last Year I teach middle school and junior high English, and I am fortunate enough to be able to create my own curriculum. I try to focus on what students will need in the future, and that includes a look at diverse perspectives.
By Alex Casey4 years ago in Education
The Teacher Who Saw Me: A Story of Belief and Transformation
It was an ordinary evening at tutoring class, yet that moment became one of the most defining of my life. Sitting across from my teacher, I found myself crying—not from fear, but from a deep sense of admiration and responsibility. For the first time, someone truly believed in me.
By Sergios Saropoulos4 years ago in Education
Finding your village
What they say is true. It does take a village to raise a child. In most cases, this village of helpers includes family, friends, neighbors, doctors, teachers, and other community members. But when you are not like most cases, and your child is a micro preemie born 4 months early at a little over a pound, you soon learn it is imperative to assemble a larger, more specialized village of a support team to help you guide your child to reach his potential.
By Maureen De Long4 years ago in Education
5 Important Tools for the Passionate Actor
I began studying acting in 2012 but you could say I've been a student of the craft my entire life. I was always a quiet kid. While the rest of the second graders were forming , I was watching and observing from wherever I decided to camp that day. It actually wasn't until maybe fifth grade that I spoke my first word in school. Since then, my fascination with WHY people do the things they do has only grown. So when I discovered acting it was a no-brainer. When my first acting coach suggested I get into the habit of watching other people I almost laughed. For me this was something I subconsciously did but for some people it's almost like learning a new language. The minute subtleties in acting (as well as any art) are practically endless. Here are five key things that have helped me better understand acting as a craft.
By Kyle Perry4 years ago in Education
37 Best Ways to Make Money Online in 2022
1. Test Websites and Give Feedback Consider becoming a website tester if you have basic technical abilities or a keen eye for website design and development. It's a terrific way to make quick money as a freelancer, and it's a good place to start for newcomers trying to break into the web development market.
By sozana mis4 years ago in Education
All You Need Is Love and Opportunity
One of my personal passions is education, both formal and informal. I believe that having a well-rounded education is of vital importance to creating opportunity. Unfortunately, quality, equitable education is not available to everyone, even here in one of the world’s wealthiest countries. This is a tragedy that reinforces everything bad in society.
By D’radia Odinsdottir4 years ago in Education
Politics, Education, and Good Timing
Just yesterday, I scrolled past yet another post of one of my previous coworkers saying that they were leaving the classroom. This year is not for the faint hearted. Those who soldier on in these conditions are beyond amazing. Many educators have decided that this year is the year to put their mental and physical health first, something that is frowned upon heavily by society – even amongst purported “self- care” options. There is no massage that can fix unrealistic expectations, overpopulated classrooms, and countless hours of unpaid planning time. Before the pandemic, teaching was difficult. During the first stages of the pandemic, teaching was a whirlwind of learning new skills and striking a different type of balance. Now, over two years into the pandemic, the weight continues to pile on.
By Misses Educator4 years ago in Education
Ummm, I think I'll be a Teacher
Every morning was hectic at my school. The kind of news that was necessarily passed around in the office before the kids arrived, often included FYIs such as, "The (fill in the blank) house was shot up again last night. Nobody hurt, but all the kids were home, so be looking for signs of trauma." My first few months at the alternative school were lessons in opening my eyes and ears, and keeping my mouth shut. The bad news was delivered daily, sometimes more than once. So every morning was hectic. How to be prepared for the students who had been involved in any way with the shooting. I learned fairly quickly to keep my facial features neutral during all conversations with students and their parents. The lives of my students were so far from anything I had ever experienced as child or an adult, that I was in a state of shock by the stories that were so nonchalantly shared. Shootings, physical and mental abuse, abandonment...all things that I could not relate to on a personal level. But I learned to listen, and I learned to be patient. And I was hooked. I had never experienced the energy I received from my interactions with these at-risk students. And for whatever reason, they seemed to like me. So at age 50, I became a certified English teacher for grades 5 through 12.
By Mary Richards4 years ago in Education
