Despite my understanding of introversion, I had failed to see Perla struggling at reading because she had been struggling in such a quiet way.
Read more >There are ways to encourage participation other than asking students to speak up in class, and silence is an incredibly important tool for promoting learning and teaching patience.
Read more >I spent half my day in the Gifted and Talented class. There were maybe ten of us, and at 5 years of age, I was the youngest. We had bunnies, fish, and a ferret named Violet.
Read more >Participation level isn’t always an indication of learning.
Read more >Whether one thinks homeschooling is a good idea or a terrible idea, everyone can agree I would rarely be unaccompanied.
Read more >For me, it’s not tricky to applaud rule-bending, though it’s not something I go out there and actively promote. I’ve never been someone who was fond of rules just for the sake of following rules.
Read more >Still, I wanted to help out and be a good, modern parent. So I did the right thing and waited a couple of days to see if anyone else wanted to do it.
In my sixth year of teaching, a student wrote me a note that read, “Don’t let me get away with being too quiet. Make me talk even if it’s hard for me. You ask loud kids to stop interrupting and blurting out, right? So ask me to speak up, please.”
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