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Teaching Math Mastery in the International School Fourth Grade Classroom
” In this changing world, those who understand and can do mathematics will have significantly enhanced opportunities and options for shaping their futures. Mathematical competence opens doors to...
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How to Teach Fourth Grade: The Math Test
Click to view slideshow. Life is good for only two things, discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics. Simeon Poisson My students recently just finished their Everyday Math Written Assessment...
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A Letter from a Fourth Grade Teacher
Dear Parents, This letter is for you. You have my undying admiration. Yours is the most meaningful, most important job in the world. I thank you all for trusting me to work with your children....
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Book Clubs in the International School Classroom
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow One of the cooler trends in elementary education is the push to book clubs. My readers’...
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Student Led Conference Week- A Letter to Parents
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”Martin Luther King, Jr. “I have just three...
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Spring Breakdown
First day of Student Led Conferences are over and I am happy to report that the parents and children were generally very happy with the results. Alas, I have to admit that Spring is upon us and I am...
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How to Teach 4th Grade: The Poetry Unit
Like You By Roque Dalton (Translated by Jack Hirschman) Like you I love love, life, the sweet smell of things, the sky- blue landscape of January days. And my blood boils up and I laugh through eyes...
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A School Teacher talks to his Mom and Dad about Reading
“Read, read, read, read, read. Read everything. You can’t work unless you know the world, and outside of living in the world the best way to learn about the world is to read about it.”...
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International School Recruitment Season
This month, yet again, I am off to London and Hong Kong to attend two job fairs. I hope to sign a contract with a “just-right” school. I intend to find an international school that provides dynamic...
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Greetings from HISNiseko!
Cheers to all of you for another wonderful week of learning at HISNiseko. I hope all had a restful and relaxing Spring Break. Recruitment of Prospective Families at HISNiseko Thank you all that were...
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