Most children can’t wait to start kindergarten and approach the beginning of school with awe and anticipation. Kindergartners and 1st graders often talk passionately about what they learn and do in school. Unfortunately, the current emphasis on standardized testing and rote learning encroaches upon many students’ joy. In their zeal to raise test scores, too [...]

Palmer believes that instead of fearing “the judgement of the young” and choosing “stagnation” as a form of self-protection, we can choose “generativity” - which he defines as creativity in the service of the young.
On page 50 of The Courage to Teach, Parker J. Palmer writes, “Good teaching is an act of hospitality toward the [...]

1) Spell checking: As you write your blog post there –is– automatic spell-checking built in. If something appears to be mis-spelled, a little red dotted line will appear under the word.

) Uploading images: When you are writing a blog post, below the “write post” box there is a box that says “upload.” Look for the [...]