One thing that I have learned on my journey in education is that not everyone is data positive like me.  From the time when I was a new teacher, twenty years ago, working in primary schools...

Ms. Sato: “Now [at the end of the school year], how do you feel about math?” I asked this question with a little trepidation to one of my most challenging students in the last weeks of...

Developmentally, seven and eight-year-olds are known to race through activities. Unsurprisingly, early in the school year, I noticed students rushed through their work in all academic areas and were quick to move on. I also noticed that while...

Their reading scores were hard to believe. The 6th-grade students who sat in front of me–Arelcy, Edvin, Julian, and twins Antonio and Ernesto*–were excellent students. They had good attendance, attention, behavior, and effort, but, according to the scores...