Tag: communication

  • The Courage to Trust the Conversation

    There are moments in teaching that never show up on a lesson plan. A student’s hand goes up—not to answer your question, but to ask one you hadn’t considered. Suddenly, thirty adolescents stop thinking about the quiz next Friday and start arguing about justice, friendship, race, grief, or why people make the choices they do.…

  • Language of Learning

    Here is a little thought for us all to ponder… We are ALL instructors of language – we MUST teach our students the LANGUAGE OF LEARNING, be it in Math, Science, History, English and even in P.E.  We MUST teach our kids to be effective communicators in any subject; their success, and ours depends on…