Four Reasons to Read with Your Child

When I was a child, my father had to take several business trips each year to field test the products he designed. When he returned, my sisters and I would gather around as he opened his suitcase because we knew he had brought us back a gift - a book for each of us. It wasn’t until I became a teacher and a parent myself that I realized that beyond those pages bound in pressed cardboard was a... Read more

Helping Children Achieve Success in School

Every day my students spend approximately seven hours at school. During those seven hours I teach content, model behaviors and attitudes, referee disagreements, and establish routines to facilitate learning. When students leave my classroom for the day, they leave my sphere of influence. The important thing to note is that my sphere is not separate from a parent's sphere. It is encompassed... Read more

“Yet”- you can be sure!

I have participated in many fields of employment in my life so far.  These include archaeology, phlebotomy and a scad of constructions jobs. But truthfully, none has taught me more about myself and my own ability to learn than working as a para-educator. There are as many aspects to being a great para-educator in a small, intimate school as there are positions in the school building and this... Read more