What’s the Mission?
If I could, I’d love to homeschool my kids. I have enough education and experience working with kids to do it well, even if I’m not a certified teacher. And as public schools are cutting programs, curriculum, and employees, homeschooling sounds better and better. But it’s not a good financial option for my family right [...]
I attended parent-teacher conferences for my two older kids tonight. My girls are excellent students, and in general well-behaved, but we did discuss a couple of areas of concern. Nothing big, and I’m not going to dish about my kids online, but of course I keep thinking things over and planning what to do. I’ve [...]
Jack Bog just reminded me that there are ballot measures out there, waiting to be voted on in November! I’m most concerned about the Oregon measures, of course, but I encourage you to look into your local and state ballot measures, wherever you are. Don’t forget to get the facts! Don’t rely on TV and [...]
Oregon’s statewide ballot measure numbers for November won’t be assigned until August 2, but at least one is already controversial: a measure brought to you by Bill Sizemore which would limit bilingual education in public schools. Like the arguments about English becoming the official language of the United States (still making the rounds, courtesy of [...]
Find the mode of these numbers: 55, 23, 78, 44, 55, 99, 32 Explain why an elementary school student needs to know the mode of anything:
I’m currently involved in administering standardized tests to fourth and fifth grade students. Educators often have a love-hate relationship with testing, and it’s no different here. Testing is difficult for a lot of kids; it stresses them out, and it takes time away from actual instruction. Given that testing is difficult for older elementary students [...]
