“Since they all have internet access at home. . . .” Assumptions, administration. Some of mine didn’t have running water at home. Some of mine didn’t have coats, or socks, or shoes that weren’t held together with duct tape and … Continue reading
A child’s ability to make his/her mark heavy and dark, and to choose among four possible answers all of which were selected by an adult who knows nothing whatsoever about education, is nothing – NOTHING – compared to a child’s … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Size doesn’t matter. It’s never mattered. Age doesn’t, either. Now, don’t get me wrong. There are circumstances wherein both age and size DO matter, (ya pervs ya) but what I am talking about here is education. Classrooms. Curriculum. … Continue reading
Mamacita says: After we read a story about colors, I once gave my 8th graders Pantone swatches and told them to find their skintone. Big shocker: nobody was white and nobody was black. The students were genuinely surprised and loved … Continue reading
Reasonable questions were answered with silence, or the statement: “You’ll find out when you get home.” This, to children who weren’t even sure they still had a home to get to. A rumor mill can be a horrible thing.
Continue readingMamacita says: Many years ago, I was teaching Public Speaking in a small farmland high school in southern Indiana. My students’ assignment, one week, was to give an informal “how-to” presentation, a brief demonstration of something they personally knew how … Continue reading