by MCH | Apr 6, 2022 | Community, Education
This is a product of my work space as a Caribbean teacher. School Violence is increasing but its not a hot topic yet. The rate of the violent attacks and responses is alarming now. The image is traumatic to observe. However, teachers and students will be asked to...
by MCH | Mar 16, 2022 | Education
8:00pm I just finish another cycle of collaborative teaching and small group learning. We were preparing 12th graders for their standardized testing. This was FREE hours to compensate for lack of time on the curriculum. So, let me repeat. Teaching is HARD not...
by MCH | Mar 10, 2022 | Community, Education, Literacy
Teaching and learning is mediated by our culture, community and our homes. Thus, children come to formal classroom with prior knowledge from home and community. How do we use the information children have about language to teach them how to read? Most students do not...
by MCH | Mar 7, 2022 | Education
As a Visual Arts and English teacher for over a decade, I was challenged to fully observe the learning of at least 60% of all the students I encounter on a yearly basis. Granted teaching Visual arts or English is actually rocket science, so by no measure is...
by MCH | Feb 21, 2022 | Education
Teaching the hidden curriculum Student: Nothing match today, you look so good but you ain’t want to look good. Me: the dots match the dots Student: Ms Charles come better man Me: the pink dots and pin represent Breast Cancer awareness so I am sharing in the awareness...
by MCH | Feb 20, 2022 | Education
The pandemic has cause a tremendous amount of learning lost. It means, time has gone and students ain’t do nothing at home or in community. Home schooling is 1st and should remain a constant especially in high school and primary school. High schoolers learning in...
