Pacing
Remediation vs Acceleration
So if you have been in education long enough, you know we LOVE some buzzwords. We also LOVE acronyms, and rebranding old ideas and making them appear new. I think there is a lot of this going on, as there always is…so my favorite rebrand of the Covid Era…is rebranding remediation as acceleration. I have …
Finding the START line to get to the FINISH line.
Y’all I was talking to a student today that I worked with at the beginning of the year. She told me-I need help! I need you to come back to my class! I told her that I would be happy to get back in there but her teacher told me that she has grown so …
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Why Virginia Eliminating Accelerated Math Courses is GOOD for your High Achiever
Y’all, parents are in an absolute uproar about the proposed changes taking place in Virginia in regards to accelerated math courses. You may be one of them! This post is for you! I have had three amazing discussions with friends who have reached out to me so far since the news broke a few days …
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Pandemic Pacing
Why are we acting like this is a normal school year? Seriously, teachers everywhere would like to know! Especially in mathematics this pacing issue has become a really sticky situation. Why have we not adjusted local pacing guides to allow for students to master material in the virtual environment? I fear that all this “fly …