by studentrg | Nov 18, 2019 | Education
A college professor we know tells us, “Sometimes I think that nothing I can do will generate the slightest amount of enthusiasm from my lecture classes . . . If I stood on the lab table in the front of the room, lit the Bunsen Burner and waved it around over my head,...
by studentrg | Oct 10, 2019 | College Admissions, Education
Sometimes parents ask teachers to stretch ethical boundaries in ways that seem “small,” like this . . . “My daughter has never gotten a B on a science test, and you just gave her one,” a mother told a teacher during a tense phone call. “I want you to let her retake...
by studentrg | Oct 7, 2019 | Education
If you’re a teacher, do you know what is going on in the minds of your students? What motivates them to learn? As you know, some students are extremely motivated to learn, while others are only concerned with earning a passing grade. What is going on? Some answers to...
by studentrg | Sep 30, 2019 | Education
As a high school teacher, you are devoting time and energy to your professional development. But are you also striving to become a more creative teacher? We recently found a new post, “101 Ways for Teachers to Be More Creative” that was published on July 31, 2019 on...
by studentrg | Aug 30, 2019 | Education, Student Research Foundation Research
It’s only natural for high school teachers to feel a special affection for former students, and to feel a sense of loss when they leave for college. As educator Jill Eulberg writes on the Hey Teach blog: “Spending as much time as we do together, our classes can bond...
