After An Educator's Journey

Out of the classroom & into the universe

Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.

I taught second, third and fourth graders. Teaching was my passion and joy for 30 years. And it didn’t hurt that they called me “mom” sometimes.

Tag: reading instruction

An Old Thought on Reading Instruction

February 8, 2024

After teaching nearly 30 years, I must admit I am totally confused by the debate over reading instruction. Maybe I am missing something? Balanced Literacy vs. Scientific Methods? Over the last 10 years of my long career, I observed that whenever the a specific reading program was dictated, success, often defined by scores on standardized…
Going Rogue

February 16, 2013

When you need to just shut the classroom door and do what you know is right even when it seems to fly in the face of dictates or policy – through research, through professional experience – we call that “going rogue”. Recently, I heard someone higher on the food chain that I, say that “we…