There is no such thing as value-free education. There are a number of ways in which we may unwittingly teach values to our students (both positive and negative). One of the keys to effective character education is becoming conscious of the messages we convey: Am I sometimes disrespectful toward students? If so, do I admit… Read more »
Enlightened teachers Help their children through Weakness to Power, through Despair to Hope, through Frustration to Clarity, through Danger to Security. through Neglect to Responsibility, through Resentment to Forgiveness, through Resistance to Cooperation, and through Indifference to Love!
What you have in the life of a nation you must first put into its schools
In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher if any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class just down the hall. I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class – just another… Read more »
Putting Your Reactions To Rest There are hundreds of decisions made by the teacher every school day. Allthese decisions have an impact on those in the classroom. Restraint is important in making good teaching decisions. Teachers can improve their decisions in the classroom by increasing their restraint of their own anger to students’ negative reactions…. Read more »
Community of Caring Schools trainer Bob Kenney believes there are three major questions one needs to ask every day we teach. Bob is a moral development Trainer with the Community of Caring schools of the Joseph Kennedy Foundation. 1. What do I teach? 2. Why do I teach? 3. What am I trying to accomplish?… Read more »
In the classroom there is more teaching than learning In the community there is more learning than teaching – Gene Bedley
