Setting Goals with Young Students
Raise those test scores! Master the standards! Increase reading levels! It seems every meeting a teacher sits through these days is based on some variation of these messages. We’re asked to set goals for every student, and we leave these meetings feeling overloaded, overwhelmed, and often just ‘over it’, in general. What’s the Goal of […]
How to Stop Being “Teacher Tired”
The Never-Ending Workload There used to be very few days during the week where I didn’t come home exhausted and craving a nap. I’d stare at my bag filled with work for the night and realize I’d be up late…again! And on top of the papers to grade, emails to return, and lessons to plan […]