Motherhood

Today as my youngest child turns 26, I reflect back on what motherhood has done to my life.  From the moment my first child was born almost 29 years ago, my life has never been the same.  They have been the reason I wake up in the morning, cry at the slightest joy or sorrow,

Effective Lesson Planning

­Creating An Effective Lesson Plan to Maximize Learning Outcomes If you were to design a perfect lesson plan, what characteristics do you think it would contain? Lesson plans serve as a framework for the learning activities that will occur in a classroom every day. They should focus the class on specific learning objectives and maximize

‘Italy from autumn to spring’ by Carol Forster

via ‘Italy from autumn to spring’ by Carol Forster

Our Future

I often wonder, as both an educator and a citizen of this country, what is going to happen in the world 20 years from now.  In schools, we spend less time teaching respect and common sense.  We spend less time having students study and learn by rote.  I am not saying that a child should