Patience

Patience is a virtue is a Proverb quote. What does that really mean in education? The Association for Middle-Level Education (AMLE) has an article titled Patient and Tenacious Teaching by Rick Wormeli https://www.amle.org/patient-and-tenacious-teaching/#:~:text=Patience%20to%20Build%20Prior%20Knowledge,to%20something%20already%20in%20storage. States that patience is the most powerful tool with have. It is difficult to use patience in a classroom that is pressurized…

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Grit

What is grit? Angela Duckworth describes grit as “sticking with things over the very long term until you master them. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines grit as firmness of mind or spirit: unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger. So, is grit important to teach?   Grit is not something that you are born…

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Insights into Decoding Behaviors – Behavior is a Reaction

Behaviors are a reaction to something. If we understand the reaction and the cause, we will start to fully understand why children act a certain way way. Behavior is all reactions to something, most are an emotional feeling like fear, uncertainty, happiness, excitement, and physical needs such as hunger, sickness, and nervousness. You need to…

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Widgets

Fully widgetized sidebars, header area and footer for easy custom widget and custom content the way you want to use them and place them. Use of dynamic Facebook Feeds and Twitter feeds and social icons and chat are among others that can be readily used.

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Parent’s Guide to What is Rigor?

What is Rigor? The definition of rigor curriculum from IGI Global: Publisher of Timely Knowledge retrieved from https://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/rigorous-curriculum/75491#:~:text=A%20curriculum%20that%20challenges%20a,for%20college%20level%20course%20work states, “a curriculum that challenges a student’s critical thinking skills to produce high academic achievement outcomes in preparation for college-level course work.” A curriculum is really a guide that directs the teaching of a subject. Please note…

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