Archive for March 27th, 2006

Overinvolved Parents?

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Greetings,
This article, from the Washington Post, has introduced a new aspect of teaching which I have yet to seriously think about, the parents of the “Millennial Generation.”  These parents are hyper-involved in their child’s education, so much so that it has become a problem for some teachers.
Personally, I am surprised that this has even become [...]

Tutoring Reflection 6, 3-24

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Greetings,
This past Friday, I arrived for my sixth tutoring session.  Mrs. Smith asked me to work with the class as a whole, answering any questions that may arise as the students worked on solve for the variable questions.  One student, Gregory* seemed like a simple case with an easy answer, but due to mismanagement on [...]