October 16, 2011
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Back To The Days Of The One Room Schoolhouse

Learning disabilities make understanding subjects harder, but not impossible. It takes a skilled person to understand the differences in the different learning disabilities and learning styles of students. It takes an even more skilled person to be able to teach … Continue reading

October 24, 2010
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Interdependence For Success

Many know this term: interdependence from economics lessons. Yet this term means so much more. Let me first point out how without this term things and people can fall apart. A young lady attending middle school told me of a … Continue reading

April 21, 2010
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Hippo Inclusion In The Classroom

Walking into the room, fifty eyes were staring at me. The teacher told me to take a seat as she resumed taking roll call. All summer I had waited for this day, but when it finally arrived, I was scared … Continue reading

October 13, 2009
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To Ask Or Not To Ask

Speaking with a large crowd of elementary students last week, one thing was evidently clear: Lots of questions. I broke the ice right away talking about things that were different and things that were the same between them and myself. … Continue reading