Posted in Summer, Teacher Perks on Jul 30th, 2008 No Comments »
One CST released question asks students to estimate what percentage of the year is spent in school. “Students attend school 180 days of the year…. what percentage is this?” A little less than 50%! Of course, weekends and breaks are interespersed throughout the schoolyear, but the bulk of this off time is during the offseason.
Ah, [...]
Posted in Other Contributors, Shout Outs on Jul 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
I think all contributors of supteach are in agreement when I say: “damn, we did a good job getting this site going… but have since failed to deliver!” Here’s to putting that to rest. From here on out, expect more content and expect us to post with higher frequency. To start, shout out to our [...]
Posted in The Achievement Gap on Jul 24th, 2008 No Comments »
From the Center For Sudent Success and the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges:
More than one in every three students in the California Community Colleges enroll in basic skills classes.
Posted in Childhood Education, Classroom Management, Teach For America, The Achievement Gap on Jul 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’m not a teacher. Not yet, at least. But I’m learning to become one. As a brand new Teach For America corps member, I’m experiencing some hardcore challenges at this summer’s institute in New York City. Oh, you’ll hear plenty about it (like how we get up at 5AM every morning with an average of [...]
Posted in Education Article Meanderings on Jul 17th, 2008 No Comments »
One of the missions of the California Community College system is to help students reach their educational goals (i.e. transfer, career/vocational training, etc.). Yesterday afternoon, a student who I’ve worked with over the last couple years stopped by my office to say, “hi” and express his appreciation for the help faculty and staff have provided [...]
Posted in Education Article Meanderings, Parents/Guardians on Jul 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
Education Week recently posted an article highlighting points in a recent Obama speech on education. In it, he stresses the need for parents to be involved in their child’s learning career. Turn off the tv, turn off the video game sets, be the one pushing your child to learn.
In one quote, he says:
“I know that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 11th, 2008 No Comments »
We’ve decided to mesh our teacher minds together. Starting today, check back here (and check back often!) to get your daily dose of edu-ville. No specific purpose, we’d just like to share our experiences with you. Comments and feedback always always appreciated. We do enough of it w/ our students and now we want them [...]
