Exceeds Expectations Learning

As a homeschooler, I spent a lot of time doing extracurricular activities based on my interests. Sometimes these were group activities; sometimes one-on-one lessons. The ones I remember most clearly, and the ones where I learned the most, were the ones where the teacher became a mentor to me. These experiences have shaped my path … More The Role of Mentoring in Student Success

So now to explain the title of this blog post. The old saying goes, curiosity killed the cat – but satisfaction brought it back. Perhaps the cat was curious about the rabbit hole, looked down it, and fell; but, curiosity satisfied, was able to climb back out again. The cat may also have followed another rabbit hole, or perhaps a whole string of them. They do tend to form a maze. … More The Cat Fell Down the Rabbit Hole

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I’ve known I wanted to teach since I was a little kid. My dolls were lined up for lessons; my poor brother and cousins got roped into “playing school” with me. All through college and grad school, I would watch my professors, making notes of things I would and…

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I last reviewed this book in November 2015. However, my perspective has changed significantly, and I wanted to revisit it. Finding and making friends has always been really hard for me. My constant refrain as a child was “I don’t want to make new friends, I like the ones…

Originally posted on EcoScienceGirl: The Blog:
Homework is a learning tool. Students may need to be guided through one, two, ten, or twenty practice problems before they understand that they are learning; but in my experience, once they can do two or three problems without guidance, they are ready to move on. When they are…