Master Teachers Have Healthy Self-Esteems
by Glenn F. Dietzel Students pick up very quickly the confidence level of their teachers. Master teachers have a high self-esteem. They convey to their students that they are ready for action... 
Beyond Books:Making the Most of Today's Library Resources by Cindy Rogers It's not the same library you visited in back in Junior High... At least, it shouldn't be! You will still find books in the library, but there now is so much more. Technology is a vital part of your school library... A Word Wall Story by Louise/2/Albuquerque from the 4blocks Mailring teachers.net/mailrings I want to share something that happened in my class with the word wall this year. It was Monday, and I was introducing the five new words for the week... What Makes a Truly Great Principal? A chatboard survey initiated by "TLC" A good principal takes care of his business. Among these duties includes taking as good of care with his faculty's needs as the students' needs... Pension Loophole Exploited by Allen Pusey - The Dallas Morning News A fast-growing technique used by Texas teachers to circumvent federal pension limitations could drain more than $450 million in unintended benefits from the Social Security system, says a report issued Wednesday by congressional auditors... Emphasis On Testing Leads To Sacrifices In Other Areas by Alfie Kohn Despite the nearly unanimous view of experts that play is critical to development, recess has been cut back as a result of testing pressures. In Atlanta, where recess was simply eliminated, at least one new school was built without a playground... The Teachers.Net Gazette is a cooperative publication by and for members of the Teachers.Net community. We accept for consideration brief articles (approximately 350-2500 words) on topics of interest to educators. Articles should be fully edited, spell checked, and ready for publication. Send submissions by e-mail to editor@teachers.net along with a brief biography written in third person. A digital photo (headshot) is desirable but optional. Teachers.Net reserves the right to edit articles accepted for publication. Kathleen Carpenter - Editor in Chief Mary Miehl - Technical Editor |
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