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When the United States laid forth the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, education policymakers set the framework for standardized national curricula in K-12 schools. Since the Act’s enforcement, educators and school administrators have argued that core competencies designed into proscribed curricula are only part of the performance picture. Contemporary education scholars cite the trend toward ‘individualized’ education practice in augmentation to baseline standards. While aggregate performance measures on learning outcomes indicate that substantial changes may be met with top down accreditation criteria to education, assessment of outliers such as creative talent and knowledge recognition Read the rest of this entry »

Here are the top ten rules to follow teaching teenagers.

1. You are the teacher

2. Keep your personal life separate

3. Let students collaborate

4. Connect to real world concepts

5. Engage in discussion

6. Keep your word

7. Present options

8. Learn your students

9. Be ready for anything

10. Have fun

1. You are the teacher
Tempting as it is, do not become their friend. It’s not your job.

2. Keep your personal life separate
Don’t share your personal contact information, especially social networking, with your students.

3. Let students collaborate
Companies look for people who work well Read the rest of this entry »