Month: June 2011

Looking back: Parents protest ‘time-out’ cage in classroom

As part of my ‘looking back’ series, this is an article that keeps showing up in my stats even though it was written over 4 years ago. The question of discipline in schools is timeless and my mind returns to this story often. I wonder about Félix. What was his story? How was it that Looking back: Parents protest ‘time-out’ cage in classroom

A wish for my nephew as he starts school

I have a nephew with special needs. He is a beautiful, caring 4-year old boy. He is also clumsy, he stutters, has a very limited vocabulary, and is constantly moving in an impulsive sort of way. He doesn’t understand the word no, he likes to dump things (including the contents of coffee mugs. His mother A wish for my nephew as he starts school

Assistive Technology Helps Kids…Fixing a broken link

This article has been linked to via the Calgary Herald but somehow it leads to a broken link. Thought I’d patch that break here :) Assistive Technology Helps Kids with Learning Disabilities – An Interview with Andrea Prupas

Assistive Technology Helps Kids with Learning Disabilities. An Interview with Andrea Prupas

**For some reason the original article has a very difficult time loading. I managed to get it to load only once, so copied it here. The title links back to the original article.** Assistive Technology Helps Kids with Learning Disabilities – An Interview with Andrea Prupas September 9, 2010 6:41 am View Comments Author: Ben Assistive Technology Helps Kids with Learning Disabilities. An Interview with Andrea Prupas

Looking back: Why do the very best teachers ignore/subvert curriculum?

As some of you know, I’ve recently had to put my blog content back together from scratch. What a huge, painful job that was! At the same time, it allowed me to become reacquainted with some of my old content that I still find relevant. In looking back on it, I thought it could be Looking back: Why do the very best teachers ignore/subvert curriculum?