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School Readiness Begins At Home, Not The Same For Everyone, Kay Hyatt
School Readiness Begins At Home, Not The Same For Everyone, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
A child's perceived readiness for school is locally based and varies in accordance with community culture, resources and expectations, according to a University of Maine researcher, who says preschool screening should be an instructional starting point for a teacher, not a placement tool to label children or keep them out of kindergarten.
"Oops," Teachers Make Mistakes, Too: Bloopers, Duds And Disasters In The Classroom, Kay Hyatt
"Oops," Teachers Make Mistakes, Too: Bloopers, Duds And Disasters In The Classroom, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Move over, Mr. Chips and other super teachers of print and film. Real teachers are fed up with myths of perfect classroom decorum, inspired children eagerly soaking in knowledge, and meticulously designed lesson plans. In fact, they're toppling the stereotypical pillars of perfection and finally telling it like it is.