Goodnight Bitcoin ~ Review
Goodnight Bitcoin By Scott and Mallory Sibley Goodnight Bitcoin encourages thought and conversation about bitcoin. In this artful, rhyming book many new words and concepts are quickly introduced including: Satoshi, […]
Category: Teaching
Kindergartener Reads the Declaration of Independence!
Can a kindergartener learn to read fluently? Can a kindergartener read anything?
The Matthew EFFECT and the CHINAVIRUS (Coronavirus) …. Pandemic. ~ How Lack of Schooling has Affected the Poor.
Dear President Trump, The “Matthew Effect” refers to the scripture reading in Matthew where Our Lord talks about “talents” or “money.” In this parable each servant is given a number […]
Curriculum Choices for the Homeschooler ~ Choose Wisely!
When teaching one ought to know why and how the curriculum one is using was created. What is pedagogy? Pedagogy is the approach to teaching, the theory and practice […]
Open the Schools!
Dr. Rand Paul has graphs of countries that have opened their schools and not seen any spike in Covid. In fact it is very likely that Covid is not common […]
Constructivist Pedagogy is Like a Zombie that Refuses to Die!
This “Grumpy Old Man” tells the truth! After reading this interview with professor Paul A. Kirschner, I have to say I fully concur. Professor Kirschner clearly outlines the fallacy of the […]
Scissor Skills for Preschool and Kindergarten
There’s a new book I’ve written to help with the process of learning to cut. Silly Little Scissors, is a rhyming picture book which demonstrates the method of learning to […]
Lucy Calkins FAILS READING! Experts Say Widely Used Reading Curriculum is Failing Kids
The day of reckoning for Lucy and her minions is coming.
How and Why Did You Write a Picture Book?
Is it hard to write a children’s book? Is it hard to rhyme? Find out here!
The AFT Statement of Literacy
In today’s society, the child who doesn’t learn to read does not make it in life. If children don’t learn to read early enough, if they don’t learn to read with comprehension, if they don’t read fluently enough to read broadly and reflectively across all content areas, if they don’t learn to read effortlessly enough to render reading pleasurable, their chances for a fulfilling life—by whatever measure: academic success, financial stability, the ability to find satisfying work, personal autonomy, self-esteem—are practically nil.