Welcome to calls Officer Nasty
Student: I don’t understand why it’s so hard for old people to understand technology….. a few seconds later Mrs. Kane: How do you right click on a Mac? The bell rings and students start steaming into my class. Many walk into the room, only to walk back out a few minutes later, as suddenly […]
Homeschooling: how to teach multiple grade levels
interview with mom from amber kane on Vimeo. Throughout my years of teaching I”ve always taught more than one grade level at a time, which requires a balance of group instruction along with differentiated instruction, as a home schooling parent it’s likely that you have several children all in different grades levels. My mom, […]
What are schools for?
While in 6th grade I remember being required to have a huge three ring binder, and in this binder, we need to keep every single paper given to us. We were told that this was to prepare us for middle school. I hated the binder, pages would rip, and soon every page had ton […]
Homeschooling, You don’t have to do it alone
auditing an AP Course from louise kane on Vimeo. As a child, I spent a lot of time playing school with my neighbors… I of course, was always the teacher. There were workbooks, worksheets, and projects involved in our pretend school, however, if I remember correctly , homework was optional. Sometimes in life, there just […]
schools teaching kids to stop thinking
I’ve mentioned several times that schools aren’t about teaching kids to be creative. Today we’re going to look at what schools are about. #99277622 / gettyimages.com For my first few years of teaching I was much more of a rule follower, this caused me to believe that I had to have all of my […]
I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate
Right now There is a kid finishing parents’ evening in a heated discussion with his mother Saying, why does he have to study subjects he will never ever use in his life? And she will look at him blanked eyed, stifle a sigh, think for a second and then lie She’ll say something along the […]
Tips on teaching kids to research
While sitting listening to an artist speak about his work and his process, he shared that he’s very intuitive in his process… college students ears perked, as they felt that this might be the ticket that they were waiting for… thinking that this might be the permission to ignore the professions….. the slip that told […]
The Connection between Empathy and Imagination
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it. Maya Angelou What lessons are we teaching our students, our children? Do we even know? Are we stopping and taking the time to reflect, to think, to listen? I sat in the lunch room, and listened to stories of students […]
How to Homeschool and work full time
Will online learning work for my child? You’re trying to homeschool, but you’re also trying to work full time, and discovering that it’s pretty hard to juggle both, you’re looking into some online classes, but are trying to decide if online learning will work for your child. The first answer is, you’re right, online learning […]
What to do with a degree in art
working at an art museum from amber kane on Vimeo. I was so excited about the conversation that I forgot to hit the full screen mode, so sorry for the clutter of my desktop. Rebecca and I met in college, as we were both art majors, and both had a love for pottery…. we […]