Nevbar1's Blog Posts Tagged 'self-esteem' (2)

Sometimes school is stupid

Every now and then, we all have “one of those days”. They usually start out bad and go downhill from there. Mine usually start off without an alarm to wake me. My high-tech radio has an in-built compassion circuit - whenever it senses that I am tired enough to really need a wake-up call, it very kindly refrains…

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Added by nevbar1 on August 25, 2011 at 10:42pm — No Comments

Validate - it's great!

It is no secret that a great deal is expected of schools. Our curriculum documents overflow with worthy content - and even some content that is perhaps less worthy. Even if the teaching of academic skills and knowledge were all that was expected of schools the task of the teacher would be daunting. However, all educators know that much more is expected of teachers than “merely” teaching content matter. Teachers are also required to nurture their students in areas other than the strictly…

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Added by nevbar1 on August 8, 2011 at 5:59pm — No Comments