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I Love Being a Teacher, But I Can’t Survive on Compassion

ED Surge

In 1998, I began my journey as an elementary teacher under the tutelage of my aunt and revered educator, Marva N. My mother was also a teacher, so I saw firsthand what it meant to be a passionate educator who is deeply committed to students. Once I entered the school building, a young man was being detained for his behavior.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

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While shows like Abbott Elementary – which I especially love as a graduate of Philly Public Schools – try to show teachers as real, dynamic people with complexities and contradictions, few educators get to narrate the true power of the relationships we’ve been able to cultivate with our students. Victoria was in my U.S.

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To Close the Math Achievement Gap, We Must Recognize What Students Bring to the Classroom

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Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2022, students in fourth and eighth grade had the largest decline in mathematics achievement since 1990.

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Is it STEM or a Craft?

Carly and Adam

These examples are just some of the ways that STEM can be implemented in the elementary classroom. These projects don’t often have connections to content areas, and they may not reinforce any academic standards. As educators, we don’t have control over what happens in STEM. These aren’t crafts. So, what are crafts?

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As STEM evolves, so does South Carolina’s Coalition for Mathematics & Science

STEMx

The coalition, created in 1993, under a different name, initially worked to support science and mathematics education in the state. Do you have an affiliation/partnership with the state of South Carolina and its Department of Education? . We went from a revenue base of about $3 million annually to $300,000 almost overnight.

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How to Qualify Online Tutoring Services

Ask a Tech Teacher

At some point in your child’s education journey, you’re going to feel the need for tutoring. Will you have your child be tutored even though they are doing okay in school? Ask about his/her educational attainment, qualifications, past tutoring experience and achievements. What subjects does their service cover?