A classroom filled with the work of children is a delight to be in and sends a message to students that their work and their learning are important. Although early in the…
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FEB
01
2002
Games Kids Love to Play
Do you remember the playground on a bright spring day, flinging off your coat in a mad dash for the monkey bars or choosing up teams for a fast game of dodgeball?…
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MAR
11
2001
A Conflict Resolution Protocol for Elementary Classrooms
April 2000A basic belief underlying The Responsive Classroom approach to teaching is that how children learn to treat one another is as important as what they learn in reading, writing, and arithmetic.…
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FEB
01
2001
The Middle of the Day
It's a cool, crisp, autumn morning as 100 second and third graders burst onto the playground for a much-needed break from the academic demands of the day. Some make a beeline to…
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OCT
31
2000
Homework!
Ask any teacher, parent, student, or administrator about homework and you're likely to get a different opinion about the quality and quantity at their school: there should be more, there should be…
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