Picasso: A Great Teacher
Picasso is synonymous with scandal. His fantastic and monstrous representations of humanity teach the universal lessons of a tortured soul with passion and sentimentality.
Teacher as Disruptor
While educators struggle to decode words that do not appear as they normally do, the facilitator badgers them. They experience what many LD children do when they are struggling to read.
Supporting New Teachers
All new teachers, especially those who serve high-needs students, need encouragement and advice from their principals and colleagues. Mentors help
Teachers: Assume Nothing
Many times learning disabled students become confused because they lack certain background information. A bright 13-year-old does not know that French fries come from potatoes.
Teachers Must Admit Ignorance
Teachers must admit to themselves that they will never know what it is like to have a learning disability. Teachers were most likely good students
Student as Teacher
In his early years of teaching, Richard Lavoie had a learning disabled student from whom Lavoie learned some of the most valuable lessons of his teaching career.
Women as Teachers
Catherine Beecher lauds women as teachers and many young ladies make their way West. A new feminine ethic is brought to teaching along with the
Student and Teacher Instruction
The structure of D.I. allows all students to progress, but not all at the same rates. When Robin, a new teacher, fails to keep her children's
Direct Instruction: Teacher Responsibility
writing abilities. Teachers' scripts appear to promote rote learning.
Special Education Teachers
F.A.T. City has three constituencies: regular educators, parents, and special educators. Success is built in to special education classes. Teachers