Cooperative Learning
Cooperative learning, Educational models
Ask The Principal - Not Every Teacher Gets Tenure
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The Question - If a Principal is not satisfied with a teacher’s performance and has no intention of granting the teacher tenure why does he keep the teacher on for a third year, the year in which tenure is granted?
Ask The Principal-Parents That Provide Too Much Help with Their Child’s Homework
Get Your Bullying Report Online Right Now !
Conferences are now being held at the Regional Training Center in Randolph New Jersey. Click on the link in the content section for Up coming seminars in New Jersey. Download the registration form and register today. Seating is limited.
I teach graduate courses for teachers on weekends for the Regional Training Center a company that is located in North Jersey. I teach a course in Cooperative Discipline and recently asked my students to write down some questions that they would like to “Ask the Principal.”
Julie Asked:
Ask The Principal - Cell Phone Use in Schools
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Get Your Bullying Report Online Right Now !
I teach graduate courses for teachers on weekends for the Regional Training Center, a company that is located in North Jersey. I teach a course in Cooperative Discipline and recently asked my students to write down some questions that they would like to “Ask the Principal.”
Marvin Wrote:
If a student’s cell phone is off yet visible, is it a state policy that it must be taken from the student? If so should the policy be changed?
Good Grades are Nice - But Mastery is Better
When I was growing up, there was nothing better than bringing home a report card that had good grades on it. Oh, I wasn’t a straight A student, but I got my share of A’s and B’s. I also got my share of C’s and D’s. I guess I was what you call an average student. My parents always checked my report card and questioned any low grades and encouraged me to do better when they felt that I wasn’t working up to my abilities. Today good grades are still the benchmark we use to determine if a student is going to be promoted or retained. The higher achieving students who are in high school usually strive for good grades in rigorous courses, because they know that their class ranking among other things will determine the type of college that they will be admitted to. Good grades are something that everyone wants, and for some reason,they’re just about what everyone gets. The two questions that I have are these: does everyone who gets a good grade deserve it, and is that grade a good indicator of the person’s ability?
Cooperative Learning - The Time Has Come to Get Rid of It
Forty-six years ago I walked into my first real classroom. It was my first grade class. I quickly found my desk which was easy to find since the desks were arranged alphabetically. Mine was the fourth seat in the first row. The teacher was young, but she laid down the law and made us aware of her expectations right from the get go. She wasn’t worried about phrasing everything in positive language. She told us things like, don’t get out of your seat, don’t interrupt others when they are speaking, look at me when I speak to you, and don’t question me when I tell you to do something. I knew what was expected of me very quickly and so did the rest of the class. It was very basic. She was the teacher and we were the students. She taught and we listened and learned. One day I happened to drop a crayon on the floor. I stretched like crazy to try and reach it. I finally had to stand up in order to pick up the crayon. As I stood up the teacher looked right at me. I told her I had to pick up a crayon. She called me up to her desk and asked me if I got the crayon. I said that I got it, and that I put it in the crayon box. She then said, “The next time you have to stand up you are to ask for permission, is that clear.” I swallowed and said, “Yes.” She then dismissed me and told me to get back to my seat and stay there. I remember other things too. Straight lines were required when we walked to the lavatory, the lunch room, or anytime we walked as a group. If another teacher walked into the room we were expected to say good morning or good afternoon and God help us if we started to talk when our teacher was engaged in a conversation with another teacher.
