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March 6, 2017 In Mississippi, High Standards Help Our Students Achieve

As a little girl in Gulfport, I dreamed of being a teacher. My grandmother used to tell me stories of how I would spend my playtime pretending to teach my stuffed animals, reading to them and guiding them through the ABCs. But fast-forward 15 years, and...

February 14, 2017 Loving Math: It’s not about being good or bad at it

I love teaching. I love talking to my students about math all day long. When they don’t understand a concept, I relish the opportunity to work with them, and as team, figure out what’s going wrong and how we can fix it together. Like a...

February 8, 2017 Teacher Voices: High Intensity Drama

Despite some occasional debate, thousands of teachers across the country are grateful for the ways in which high academic standards are raising the bar in their classrooms and helping students succeed. Read more about three teachers’ experiences below! 1. Stability in the Storm of Adolescence Kentucky teacher Sarah...

January 27, 2017 High Standards are Steady Keel in Storm of Adolescence

As a middle school teacher, my days are often filled with the oscillating emotions of adolescence -- the lows and highs of week-long romance, intense friendship and betrayal, moving compassion, cruel bullying, impassioned fights for justice, thrilling breakthroughs with "Eureka!" moments, as well as painful...

January 24, 2017 Teacher Voices: Rise to the occassion

Educators and parents share many common goals. Among those, the most important is support students by setting high standards for success. Read more below about homework help, high standards, and engaging students! MY READING LIST 1. Educator’s Message to Parents: This is the Best Way to Help Your Kids...

January 18, 2017 Educator’s Message to Parents: This Is the Best Way to Help Your Kids With Their Math Homework

So many parents make the unknowing mistake of “helping” their child by doing their math homework for them. Understandably, parents don’t like to see their child struggle. But it has become more and more apparent that this act of kindness can inevitably hinder a child’s progress...

January 11, 2017 Teacher Voices: What engagement season means to me

Recently, I learned that the months from December to February are referred to by some as “engagement season,” due to the disproportionately high number of couples getting engaged during this time. Of course, to people like us, there a couple of other very important meanings of...