Monthly Archives: October 2011

Fixing Education: Classroom Management 4

Posted on October 30, 2011 by DrEMiller

Teaching Kids to Prevent Conflict How many of us, as youngsters, became angry with a friend or situation that got us into trouble only to hear from a parent, “What could you have done differently to keep this from becoming … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 3

Posted on October 21, 2011 by DrEMiller

Tiered Guided Practice Many educators intuitively know that students, no matter at what level, need practice in a safe environment.  One old technique that aids in the management of classroom activity is Guided Practice–or, using my term, Tiered Guided Practice. … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 2

Posted on October 7, 2011 by DrEMiller

Today I stumbled across an education management technique from Teaching Tolerance.  I had a different topic for classroom management in mind, but I decided to run with this one instead.  I believe the technique was borrowed from classroom ice-breaker/management techniques … Continue reading →

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How to sign up: PostADay / PostAWeek

Posted on October 6, 2011 by DrEMiller

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 1

Posted on October 6, 2011 by DrEMiller

One of the biggest deterrents to success in class is how the teacher manages his/her time as well as behavioral issues among the class members.  Although all teacher training programs now require that prospective teachers complete a class in classroom management techniques, … Continue reading →

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Fixing Education: Teaching to the Test

Posted on October 3, 2011 by DrEMiller

Teaching to the test.  We’ve all heard the term.  We get a pretty good idea just from that phrase that it involves teachers trying to make certain that their students will learn those skills that will be tested on some … Continue reading →

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A Strange Book, Part II

Posted on October 1, 2011 by DrEMiller

Last time, I wrote: “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke, is indeed a strange book… So far, I’ve only read through about 25% of it, and its very strangeness keeps me reading more.” I finished the book some … Continue reading →

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