January 16, 2024 Math Anxiety Learning multiplication facts is an essential part of your child’s elementary education. Believe me, I never thought I’d be the teacher to say that. But, if you’ve ever been the adult who administers a math assessment, you have likely also experienced the flip side of that equation: Math anxiety.
October 31, 2023 Teacher Burnout Teacher burnout is real. Are there ways for us to overcome it? Here are 6 suggestions that may help you stop teacher burnout before it becomes a runaway burnout effect.
October 3, 2023 Courageous Conversations Courageous conversations are saying what needs to be said, in hopes to begin a larger debate over things we can be doing better. Let’s talk public education.
September 19, 2023 Grace And Courtesy Grace and courtesy is the Classroom Management System designed by Dr. Maria Montessori. Dr. Montessori believed education should function as an aid to life. In fact, she viewed this to be the ultimate goal of education, holding even greater importance than imparting knowledge. Here’s why.
May 3, 2022 Hard History Hard History sheds light on our difficult past. It teaches truth rather than whitewashing it. Sometimes, it’s hard to comprehend the inhumanity defining it.
April 5, 2022 Montessori Prepared Environment Montessori Prepared environment is a key component of Montessori philosophy. According to Dr. Montessori, everything within the environment has a purpose & fosters independence. Everything the child comes into contact with should also appeal to our human tendency toward exploration.
March 22, 2022 Thank you Thank you for a great second year! I began sharing a blog with my classroom families about 8 years ago. I went back and looked, the first blog was posted January 9, 2013. It was about a Research Project on Earth’s Aquatic Ecosystems. This past August, I was asked to find a new format for my classroom blog posts. This is when I started in earnest to write weekly blog posts on the grumbleservices.com website.
March 8, 2022 Art Therapy Art therapy involves the use of creative techniques to help individuals express themselves artistically. Through drawing, painting, coloring, collage or sculpting, psychological undertones in the art is looked at more critically.