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Kindergarten Is Too…Easy?

Posted by Kim Brugger on April 15, 2015 | 1 comment

I just read about a recent study that says kindergarten is too easy. I took a moment to rub my eyes and then looked at the study again. Kindergarten back in days of yore used to involve loads of play, opportunities to work on social skills and motor skills, and basics on letters and numbers….

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Continuing Education, Student-Directed Learning, Technology

Butch, Sundance, the Internet, and You

Posted by Todd Savelle on March 6, 2014 | 1 comment

Do you like ukulele music? No, you love it; that’s why you moved to Hawaii. I think my love for the ukulele is born out of the opening chords of “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, sung by B. J. Thomas for the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance…

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Common Core State Standards, Education Reform, The Mailbox

Time for Your Regular Checkup

Posted by Todd Savelle on February 25, 2014 | Leave a comment

“To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.” ― Abraham Harold Maslow You may be familiar with Mr. Maslow. He has a Hierarchy of Needs named for him. However, this is not what I’m concerned with today. You have tests to administer and a curriculum to…

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Classroom Routines, Data Driven Decision Making, Education Reform

The Correct Answer According to You

Posted by Todd Savelle on January 9, 2014 | 2 comments

Smaller class sizes. I can’t argue with that one. In answer to the question Which of the following ideas do you think would do the most to improve the quality of public education in America (or the nation in which you live)?, most of you chose smaller class sizes. Of course, your choices were somewhat…

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Education Reform, Ideas, Professional Development

Please Take the Quiz

Posted by Todd Savelle on December 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

More pay for public school teachers. Universal preschool. Increase the curriculum focus on STEM learning. Smaller class sizes. Longer school days. Or an option of your own description. Last week I assigned The Mailbox Blog readers a simple, one-question quiz. Which idea would do the most to improve the quality of public education in America…

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Education Reform, Ideas, Professional Development

Pop Quiz #1210

Posted by Todd Savelle on December 10, 2013 | 23 comments

As you might guess, I am not employed solely to write a blog. That means that I don’t necessarily have all the time in the world to follow each development, large and small, in the great big world of education. Still, I try to keep my eye on things, write about what I know, and…

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Education Reform, Student Activities, Student-Directed Learning

When I Grow Up

Posted by Todd Savelle on November 21, 2013 | Leave a comment

If everything had gone according to plan, today I’d be a firefighting fisherman with a large and amazing pickup truck for a primary vehicle and a Formula 1 car for getting things done on the weekend. Also, I’d have a helicopter pilot’s license and live in Australia. But the best-laid plans of our childhood are…

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Current Events, Education Reform, Fun, Next Generation Science Standards

Throwback Thursday

Posted by Todd Savelle on November 14, 2013 | Leave a comment

It’s Thursday. In social media circles, a major trend is to devote Thursdays to revisiting past ideas, classic photos, and more. It’s called Throwback Thursday and is often accompanied by the hashtag #tbt. In the spirit of #tbt, here are five of my favorite blog posts from 2013 that you should revisit or read for…

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Language Arts, Student-Directed Learning

Write? Right.

Posted by Todd Savelle on November 6, 2013 | Leave a comment

Writing. It’s what I do (besides pining for the 1970s, referencing esoteric pop culture moments, and occasionally stirring the pots of debate surrounding cursive writing or corporal punishment in schools). It’s something I believe everyone should be able to do easily, though I know it is so hard for so many people. And it’s what…

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Common Core State Standards, Education Reform, Handwriting

Happy Hand-written Halloween

Posted by Todd Savelle on October 31, 2013 | 3 comments

It may be Halloween, but it’s time to no longer be scared of cursive. I know I have visited this topic several times before, and I know that some states have removed cursive handwriting requirements from their curricula altogether. But I come here to praise cursive handwriting, not to bury it. According to a recent…

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Kimberly Brugger is a former early childhood teacher and managing editor of The Mailbox® Preschool magazine. As such, she can often be found in her office humming “The Farmer in the Dell” while slinging fingerpaint with crazy enthusiasm.

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