Through the Eyes of a Tiger.....

A Blog by Richard Jacoby

As I’ve indicated in my other posts, I am a huge proponent of providing different avenues for students to be able to take charge of their...

The concept of Student Learning Objectives (SLO’s) has many benefits and challenges. Benefits include reinforcing best teaching...

First, let me address my feelings of “teaching to the test” which I believe is the question being posted for this discussion. I have...

Jane Addams (1920s): Ethical Principles (for Gender Equality) Jane Addams was nicknamed ‘Saint Jane’ for her part in activism,...

Throughout this class, I have mentioned several times that I have been in the classroom for 20 years. I honestly came into this class...

Academic Course Diversity This educational issue is near and dear to my heart, for obvious reasons. Dedicating my life to education in...

Everybody spends at least 13 years as students in the public education system – for the most part. Some of us decide for whatever reason...

I am probably the absolute worst to address the topic “Economy of Time.” Lessons of the farm taught me a few key principles: there are 24...

Part One: The main driver of success in the classroom is engagement. Without student engagement, it doesn’t matter the depth of knowledge...

After being in the classroom for nearly 20 years, I have an abundance of opinions on assessments. In general, I feel assessments, when...

As I begin to roust up my educational experiences I cannot help but to have a mixed set of memories; some amazing, some not so much. I...

Jean Piaget (1930s): Cognitive Development Prior to the 1930’s, children - particularly their minds - were often thought of as simply...