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Why do teachers need to be evaluated?

Why are teachers evaluated at all? I wish someone would explain it to me. Since the types of evaluations that take place in school occur in no other profession aside from education, why do we do it? I hear that … Continue reading

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Do you keep a “second set” of books?

Not that I have ever done it, but I do know people in business and do keep a second set of books. Why? They keep one set to show how much money they have made, and another to . But … Continue reading

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Practice vs. Practice Management

Definition of Practice: repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it. Practice Management: 1. It involves all the details of your practice while being mindful of the purpose of … Continue reading

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What is right?

Parents want us to ‘do whatever you need to do.” Teacher thinkdifferently Students are children and want to know where the line is Teachers (especially young teachers) are reluctant to do so having recently bee “born” from this very system

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The “new” SATs signal a (bad) change

Saying its college admission exams do not focus enough on the important academic skills, the College Board announced on Wednesday a fundamental rethinking of the SAT, ending the longstanding penalty for guessing wrong, cutting obscure vocabulary words and making the … Continue reading

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One size does not fit all

EPA emission standards No CHild left behind vocational schooling Coaching….

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The Phone Call Home

We all use the phrases “contacting a parent” or making a “phone call home,” but what do they mean? It means you are about to perform one of the most important (if not the most) responsibilities bestowed upon a teacher. … Continue reading

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