How do you make kids think? Really it is a question we need to ask ourselves as educators. How often did I hear myself say to my students “You need to think that over before you answer,” or “Think before you begin writing”? The thing about thinking is that you really can’t watch it happening. … Continue reading Making Kids Think
Happy New Year! In our new catalog, you’ll find several new, innovative products for teaching. We hope you’ll give them a try and then help us settle some friendly disputes going on in our editorial department. The editors who developed Interactive Game Wizard are sure that product is the best of the bunch. After all, … Continue reading What’s the Best? Post Your Reviews!
As the holidays draw near I can’t help but recollect the argument that ensued with my husband every year that I taught school. No, it wasn’t about gifts or who to spend the holidays with—it was about homework. To give homework or not over our two-week break was always a bone of contention between the … Continue reading Holiday Homework Dilemma
These days it seems that we hear more and more about the lack of art instruction in schools, or the idea that art is extracurricular rather than part of everyday education. This year, my two nephews began attending a school with a particular focus on visual and performing arts. The arts are integrated into the … Continue reading An Education in Creativity