Tag Archives: Teaching

Treat everyone like they’re an expert

Before I started the list, I thought I was curious, but I’ve come to realize I never asked the right questions. Every person has something to teach you. You have to treat people with the respect their knowledge deserves. This … Continue reading

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I can’t

I don’t want to guide. Because I think guidance is personal. If you like it, great! If you don’t like, it great. How can I tell you what to think? How can I tell you what to feel? – Ken … Continue reading

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What I Wish I could Tell You

I guess I would tell of the gratitude I have for teaching me what true bravery is — the courage to be yourself, to admit your mistakes and grow, to share your soul with the world, to pursue what you … Continue reading

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Education: Learning to Read is a Complex Process 

Re: “Give our children the most important skill: Reading” [Feb. 19, Opinion]: Nicholas Kristof ’s column was disappointing in that reading is very complex and students need many tools, including phonics. They also need sight words, context clues, sentence structure, … Continue reading

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Learning

Every weekday I walk into my first class period exhausted from the previous night’s homework. For 55 minutes my teacher teaches, I take notes, and then the bell rings. I scribble down my homework, get up, and repeat. Seven times. … Continue reading

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