I do not understand why we are still being taught Shakespeare, I do understand it’s a requirement but I think that should be removed. Shakespearean texts and language have no use in the world today and would not be used. I do understand that his writing is deep and great but is very hard to understand and learn and slows down learning that could be crucial for students. What are your thoughts?
I’m always looking for ways to make early literacy feel easier, because a lot of kids shut down the second it feels like a lesson. What’s helped most is keeping it short, doing it daily, and asking one simple question after so they practice understanding the story, not just finishing it.
I’ve used Readmio sometimes as a story time helper. You still read out loud, but it adds sound cues and music, which keeps a lot of 3 to 8 year olds more locked in. Some stories have quick comprehension checks too. It’s not a phonics learn to read program, but it’s been a decent add on for read alouds and talking about the story after.
Hi, is it really that bad to use ai (I use Gemini) for study purposes? I use it to understand a topic, to summarise text I am trying to understand and learn, sometimes to explain the topic I am studying or convert the text it into simpler sentences. I know Ai is bad and I want to stop using it but I just keep coming back to the ai because it helps me sometimes and it is saving me a lot of time. Please can you make me understand why should I or shouldn't use ai for study purposes? Thank you
Imagine a school where kids learn the things they actually need for life. Instead of spending years on things most adults never use, what if students learned how to: • balance a checkbook • understand credit and debt • invest in stocks and retirement • start and run a business • cook real meals • sew and repair clothes • use tools and fix things • understand taxes and insurance • build things with their hands Basic life skills first. Real-world knowledge second. Then in the later years, instead of general “college,” students would choose a career path. The curriculum wouldn’t be written by a committee — it would be built from surveys of the top professionals in that field. The people who actually succeeded would say what skills mattered most to get there. Imagine learning exactly what the best 100 people in your future career say you need to know. School designed around real life instead of theory.
Hi colleagues-
I am completing an assignment through ACE in instructional leadership. I need to interview administrators from various settings. I have a quick and simple Google form to be filled out. I’d appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks in advance!!!
There has been a solid move in public education that students cannot fail and that poor grades are attributed to their teachers. Many districts are mandating that no grades under 50% may be given to students even when assignments are not completed or turned in weeks after deadlines. What effects to this have you seen at the college level?
Let me list everything wrong with schools that I can think of.
First, bullying. While it might not happen at every school, it’s a massive issue. For example, if 'Dan' has more social power than 'Tim,' Tim might be too scared to speak up.
Even when students do speak up, teachers often ignore them. If a fight breaks out, it’s often the victim who gets in trouble while the bully walks away. In short: schools do nothing about bullying.
Then there’s anxiety and stress. There is so much classwork and homework that missing just one assignment can cause a snowball effect of missing work and rising stress. For instance, if Tim misses two days because he’s sick, he’s immediately buried under a mountain of make-up work.
