As nearly every teacher knows, a motivated student is much easier to teach than an unmotivated student. Many students, however, may come to school unmotivated for a wide range of reasons. They may not have parental support, have larger concerns than passing a science test, or simply are bored. The reasons a student is unmotivated…
Interacting with difficult parents is something almost every teacher has to deal with at some point in their career. That’s right, you know who they are, you may try to avoid them throughout the school year, but often that is impossible to do, plus they should not be avoided. I am referring to the parents…
Whether you call it constructive criticism or feedback, the words you use, the information you present, and the errors you point out to students, will be subject to their interpretation more than yours. Therefore, it is important to find ways to help your students receive and manage feedback, which will not only benefit them but…
Cursive is an underrated skill. At a time when most schools have increased their emphasis on testing and dropped or cut back school time for basics such as gym and music classes, it’s not surprising that administrators and teachers have also backed off their one-time emphasis on teaching students how to write in cursive. The decline started in the 1970s…
Philo T. Farnsworth in 1935 with a television set he invented. Tribute to Philo T. Farnsworth, “The Father of Television” Philo T. Farnsworth, the Idaho farm boy inventor, conceived a model for electronic television, while watching wheat fields blow in the wind, in 1922 at the age of 14. He went on to register over…
When will I use math? Meet professionals from a number of exciting fields who use mathematics in their jobs every day. Computer programmers, nuclear researchers, game developers, financial analysts, physicists, economists, medical scientists, professors, cryptanalysts, attorneys, systems analysts, actuaries and engineers—these are just some of the professionals who rely on mathematics in their work. You’ll…