As teachers, we want each student to feel special. We want them to feel like they are an ntegral part of our classroom community. Assigning a “community helper” job to every student not only promotes a sense of responsibility, but it can also help us maintain a smooth and...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” ~Angela Schwindt Our wedding day was an event to remember for my husband and me, our friends and family, and my first grade class of twenty-four six-year-olds. To my students,...
The Heart of Positive Discipline
“What is your experience with positive discipline?” asked Dr. Katharine Kersey at my entrance interview into the Early Childhood Education graduate program at Old Dominion University. Dr. Kersey was a true education guru; a woman who had authored numerous educational texts, had been the recipient of several national awards,...