Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Teachers as Role Models: Hurtful Language and Behavior in the Classroom
A bright eighth grader came home distraught one day. The child’s mom asked, "What’s wrong?" The child’s answer was disheartening. "I want to be home schooled. School isn’t fun like it used to be....
Lessons Taught Through Fear
His face was two inches from mine. He was screaming at the top of his lungs. His words bit into my being and stung without remorse. I was testing for my green belt and I was the target. I had heard...
Fostering Courage, Strength, and Compassion in Adolescent Girls: The First Step
Obstacles to Overcome when Raising Strong Adolescent Girls As a parent and educator, I continually search for ways to reach, nurture and empower girls so that they may value their caring nature and...
Could It Happen Here?
"It is possible to eliminate war and destruction, if we start with our youth, educating them to understand the conditioning that teaches them to hate those different from themselves. If we teach our...
Best Practice: Establish a "No Putdown Rule" in Your Classroom
Class rule: No putdowns, no exceptions... not by students or by the teacher. Mat and Rick walk into the classroom putting each other down jovially. Friends, they often banter with each other for...
Visual Learning Strategies that Support Really Terrific Instruction (RTI)
Draw it so that you’ll know it! Condense information into a picture and embrace the power of color. Teachers often present information verbally and linguistically. However, many of our students are...
Are YOU, As School Administration, On the Same Page?
In my coaching work, I have come to realize that the price a district pays for having teachers attend training without the benefit of having school administration also attend, and participate,...
A Private Passion
"...you do what you do out of your private passion for the thing itself." "What if people said it could not be done? So much the better." --Annie Dillard, An American Childhood My private passion is...
Organization Hacks That Triumph Over Classroom Clutter
This is a very cool infographic with some great information from the folks at quill.com! Click on the image for a full-size view.
A Dozen Ways to Build a Caring Classroom Community
Research indicates that student achievement increases when students feel comfortable in their learning environment. A caring classroom is not only comfortable, allows the teacher to spend more time...
A Dozen Tried & True Ways to Stop Conflict in Its Tracks!
When you find yourself caught in a verbal exchange that does not 'feel' right, then you may be dealing with bullying-- intimidation, bulldozing, sarcasm, pushiness, exploitation, manipulation, etc....
12 Ways Students Can Be Better Bystanders – Stop Bullying
Bystanders - Stop Bullying with these twelve responses to bullying: 1. Tell the cyberbully to stop - this is the simplest way to be a helpful bystander if a student witnesses or hears about an...