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The Dim Bulb
The Occasional Musings of an Educator
by Michael Keany
#29 - June 24, 2023
The brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillion (that’s 10 to the 16th)…
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This Is How To Overcome Anger: 5 Powerful Secrets From Research
Eric Barker
Anger is natural and normal. That doesn’t mean it’s usually the best option and chronic anger can be a threat to your health. Anger may not always have a good purpose but it definitely has consequences. And when we let it get out of hand it can be a roller coaster ride that ruins relationships and destroys happiness, just like alcoholism or social media.
What we need to learn is…
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Children in public schools are often
miserable and don't learn much.
We can so do much better.
Principles and Proposals by…
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The Dim Bulb
The Occasional Musings of an Educator
by Michael Keany
#28 - June 9, 2023
The brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillion (that’s 10 to the 16th)…
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A father used to say to his children when they were young: —When you all reach the age of 12 I will tell you the secret of life. One day when the oldest turned 12, he anxiously asked his father what was the secret of life. The father replied that he was going to tell him, but that he should not reveal it to his brothers.…
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Is ADHD a Disability or a Difference?
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For connoisseurs of educational chicanery. My podcast is published every Wednesday.
If you've ever wondered why, with our vast budgets, our K-12 does not seem to be very good, here are the reasons.
My short answer is that our education establishment became obsessed with social engineering, with less and less interest in academic achievement. Typically, the ideologues were out of step with the public, which was still very interested in…
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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on June 1, 2023 at 8:30pm —
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At this time, there are about 50 leave replacement positions available in my area. Should you consider taking a leave replacement position? Like most other complex questions, the answer is, “It depends”. It depends on your set of circumstances. It depends on the conditions related to the leave.
What are your circumstances?
- Are you trying to start a new career as a teacher? If you have been unsuccessfully seeking a position in…
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Science-backed, game-based review sessions can strengthen learning in the classroom, writes Matt Kuykendall, a veteran International Baccalaureate educator. In this article, Kuykendall shares an example of a game of Pictionary to help history students review…
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Added by Michael Keany on April 24, 2023 at 9:40am —
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15 ways to teach and learn with sticky notes
MiddleWeb
"In my classroom, sticky notes earn top honors for Best Multipurpose Teaching Tool," writes literacy teacher Kelly Owens. She displays 15 ways to use the tacky squares to chunk large tasks into manageable clusters and empower students to contemplate, coordinate, and connect. …
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Added by Michael Keany on April 24, 2023 at 9:37am —
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Why Aren't American Reading Scores Higher?
Tim Shanahan
Blast from the Past: Four years ago, I posted this blog. These days -- post COVID -- this question is coming up even more often, and more insistently than then. A lot of instruction was lost by many children and schools are scrambling to do better.…
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Ten Reasons Why Strong Arts Education Programs Are Critical for Living in Today’s and Tomorrow’s World
Elliott Seif is the author of …
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