Classroom behavior is one of the trickiest issues teachers face today. Disruptive behavior results in lost curriculum time and creates a classroom environment that is not always conducive to learning. It probably won’t surprise you that classroom control/discipline is rated among the top…

Since time immemorial, lectures have played a large part in the education of most students. I personally have grown up in education system that is centered on lecturing. A classroom that is without a lecture is almost unimaginable.  Like many other students, I…

Parents are a child’s first teacher, and play a vital role throughout their child’s formal education. Healthy relationships between home and school contribute to student achievement. Regardless of socioeconomic level, ethnic/racial background, or parents’ education level, students do better academically when their families…

From Monday to Friday, teachers meet diverse learners- some struggling, some advanced, and all with different life experiences, personal interests and learning preferences. Differentiated instruction should be given by teachers to meet the needs of individual learners. Teachers should provide all students with…

With so many attractive alternatives competing for students’ attention, motivating them to focus and perform is increasingly difficult. Facebook and other computer games remove the attention of students in their studies. A great challenge for the teachers, they need to think of some…

We need to add two years to our basic education. Those who can afford pay up to fourteen years of schooling before university. Thus, their children are getting into the best universities and the best jobs after graduation. I want at least 12…

Assertive discipline is an approach to classroom management. It involves a high level of teacher control in the class. It is also called the “take-control” approach to teaching, as the teacher controls their classroom in a firm but positive manner. The approach maintains…