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Tim Shanahan
Blast from the Past: This posting originally appeared on August 30, 2015 and reposted August 19, 2023. Issues about whether students should be taught at grade level or instructional level continue to plague the field of reading education. Since this first posted,…
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Tim Shanahan
Teacher question: I’ve heard that having students read digital texts is a bad idea, but our school has purchased tablets for everybody and wants us to use these for much of our instruction. What say you? Good idea or bad idea?
Shanahan responds:
Generally, research has found that digital books are read…
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Tim Shanahan
Teacher question:
Are we supposed to teach reading strategies or not? I keep coming across contradictory information. Some writers say the research supports strategy teaching and some say that we should teach background information instead. I respect your opinion. What do you think?
Shanahan…
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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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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 time has come for a profound transformation in our schools.
As we witness the disheartening state of student mental health, escalating behavior issues, and a pervasive sense of dissatisfaction among parents, teachers, and students, it becomes glaringly clear that our current educational model is woefully inadequate.
As a…
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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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