Category Archives: Educational resources

Bribing children?

Food for thought from a friend of mine…read the entire article…link below. I found interesting…..especially….”If you pay a kid to read books, their grades go up higher than if you actually pay a kid for grades, like we did in … Continue reading

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Race to Nowhere

See the links below for local showings, as well as a description of the issue.  The movie is coming to the Cosgrove Theater at the University of Miami on Jan. 12, 2011. http://www.racetonowhere.com/ http://www.racetonowhere.com/about-film http://www.yoursewickley.com/sewickleyherald/article/film-race-nowhere-addresses-pressure-felt-students

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Amazing Website for Motivating Young Readers

I am always trying to find ways to motivate my students to read. This evening, I stumbled upon an amazing web site that I found in this month’s International Reading Association Journal. If you have the time or inclination, do … Continue reading

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