INTERNATIONAL TEACHER READERS
TO INTERNATIONAL TEACHER WRITERS
Student and teachers trying out KEEP IT! version one - Kakamega at KEEP Saturday school. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Fellow teachers, we can learn so much from each other. Every country has its own traditions and attitudes concerning education. In some countries there is not enough money and in others there seems to be more than is necessary.
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Teachers, please write in and tell us about the educational system in your country. How does it work for average students? Are there provisions for students with learning difficulties? How do you deal with your very bright students? What is a school day like for a teacher?
What is it like to be a teacher in your country? Are teachers respected? Are they as well paid as others with the
Studying for the chance to become a teacher (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
same education? Do you feel that you have been trained well enough to do your job? Are you able to get more training each year after you have become a teacher?
Parents, what do you need to do to keep your child learning? Do you have to pay for school? Is there a point where you can’t afford to have your children in school? What is the most important thing your school or your classroom or the students need? What hinders learning most where you teach?
Word Press keeps a statistics page for each blog. Just recently they have added a
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list of countries from where we are being read. I have been vaguely aware of having readers from our neighbours to the south and from the United Kingdom but I had no idea that there are readers from half way around the world and the Southern Hemisphere.
Please write.
You may send something you would like to see published as a post and it will be published (with some
Jewish Children with their Teacher in Samarkand. Early color photograph from Russia, created by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii as part of his work to document the Russian Empire from 1909 to 1915. Français : Enfants juifs avec leur professeur à Samarkand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
editing if necessary) under your name. All comments that fall within the guidelines will be published unless that your comment not be published. If there are a number of unpublished comments from different countries, I will write a post combining the information, without attributing anything.
OTHER STATISTICS
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Word Press also shows a list of posts viewed and by how many viewers; a list of referrers and how many were used; a list of search engine terms and a list of clicks i.e. which links I have provided that my readers have clicked on – and which ones. These statistics are given by the day, week, quarter, year and from the beginning of the blog. They are an immense help in assessing what is of interest to readers. If I am trying to decide which avenue to pursue, the stats help.
Child with teacher in Mauritius (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Below are the ten most read posts over the history of the blog and the top ten views by country. You can see why it would be so worthwhile to hear from other teachers in other countries.
Current Top Ten Posts:
R on the Report Card Does Not Mean F (Failure)
French Immersion: Is It Accessible to All Students?
Gifted and “Education for All”
Should Elementary Teachers Work Longer Hours for Less Pay than Secondary Teachers?
Math - Teacher Education (Photo credit: Old Shoe Woman)
Acronyms and Abbreviations for Educational Terms
Neglecting the Education of Children with Learning Disabilities
Is French Immersion a Money Maker for School Boards?
For Teachers: Some Charts Based on “Education for All”
Getting Ready for the Teacher-Parent Interview: Part One of Three
Inclusive Education in Practice
Sackville EFI Protest (Photo credit: Harold Jarche)
See: New Brunswick’s Three Options for FSL Delivery
Top Ten Views by Countries
Canada United States India Philippines Brazil New Zealand Jamaica Australia Malaysia United Kingdom
Elementary School in Chittoor,AP,India. This school is adopted by Aashritha under the 'Paathshaala' project. The school currently educates 70 students. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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- How to Raise Student Motivation? (socyberty.com)
- Should K-12 Teachers Have Tenure? Becker (becker-posner-blog.com)
- Congratulations to award-winning teachers Huong Nguyen of WSHS and Leticia Clausen of Denny! (westseattleblog.com)
- Recess…for teachers (coopcatalyst.wordpress.com)
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Teacher in a small town in southern Laos (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
