It has been amazing to travel back through the years of teaching children in my mind. Some memories bring me sadness, some make me laugh, and others make me wonder what took me so long to learn their ...

This spring, fourth-graders in a Tallahassee, Fla., classroom chronicled the life cycle of plants. Preschoolers in Mesa, Ariz., practiced Spanish, and special education students in Phoenix ...

I once had a principal whose core beginning-of-the-year discipline strategy was insisting, in August meetings, that the first day of any school year should be dominated by reading, illustrating, ...

Understanding how to handle disruptive behavior in the classroom is an essential skill for every teacher. Classroom disruptions can ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What are the best ways to introduce classroom rules in creative ways on my large classes (30-40 students per class)? That was the submitted question, and the one I ...

During his 1983 NCAA championship run, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano was asked by a reporter if he held “bed check” when the team was on the road. “Absolutely,” replied ...

High school teacher Monte Syrie admitted that he wants his students to succeed, and that means getting rid of the textbook classroom rules. High school is already a social minefield for teenagers, and ...

A parent has described a new set of classroom rules implemented at a school, which includes giving pupils a countdown, as "overly strict". Head teacher Philip Dougherty started at Pakefield High ...