Perfecting the Practice

By Joannie Yang
Posted on 11/4/2019 - 3 minute read

Ever since I was a small child, I’ve often heard my mother utter the words, “A good ethical family upbringing is most important to a person”. She thought that the most insulting criticism one could receive would be being viewed as having had no ethical upbringing at home. An ethical family upbringing is conducted through home education.

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By Stuart Caldwell
Posted on 11/4/2019 - 4 minute read

When Stuart Caldwell, the new principal at Woodworth-Monroe TK-8 in Inglewood, noticed graffiti-covered tables in a classroom, he decided not to wait for work crews which were already backed up with school improvement projects.

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By Elizabeth A. Burright, M.A. PPSC
Posted on 10/31/2019 - 3 minute read

What would cause a person to want to inflict pain onto herself? It may be that the individual experienced early sexual or physical abuse, neglect or abandonment.  It has also been found in perfectionists and goes with the understanding that it is a sense of penance when there has been a mistake made or the individual did not achieve something that they believed they should have.

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By Curt Visca
Posted on 10/11/2019 - 3 minute read

Thanks to online education, virtual schools are taking off in the United States. Though many parents have yet to hear about online K through 12 education, virtual public schools are a reality in the majority of states.

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By Abby LindmanCooper, M.A.
Posted on 10/3/2019 - 4 minute read

WIOA is demanding the role of education needs to change as it clearly states the principle of integration for all children, regardless of their disability, needs a seamless transition pathway to higher education or CIE.

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By Abby LindmanCooper, M.A.
Posted on 10/2/2019 - 4 minute read

When the IEP team considers the strengths and contributions of each student, which can be built upon during the job training transition process and not just what needs to be improved, the potential for success skyrockets.

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By Thomas Cooper
Posted on 9/27/2019 - 2 minute read

On Saturday, August 24th, MAEd Administrative students and their instructors assembled in the CU Center for a Symposium on leadership. The speaker for the event was Dr. Tamerin Capellini, an assistant professor from Brandman University and a nationally known keynote speaker.  Dr. Capellini shared her background story and before anyone realized had drawn the audience into her expanding web of interconnectivity with her astute storytelling prowess.  

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By Joseph Clark
Posted on 9/24/2019 - 3 minute read

One of the conversations, that gave me pause to ponder, centered on the idea of limiting homework as sending work home poses an equity issue. Someone in the conversation stated that home differs greatly from student to student, so the most equitable place for a student to work is at school.

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By Joseph Clark
Posted on 9/23/2019 - 4 minute read

I try to stay active in sharing information, and it is interesting that from time to time I get asked why: Why Tweet, post on Facebook, podcast, or blog?

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By Joseph Clark
Posted on 9/18/2019 - 3 minute read

Education can be boiled down to the simple idea of growing someone, growing everyone you come into contact with. If an educator is not helping people grow, constantly, it might be time to move on to something more in a gifting area for that person.

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