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On Friday, March 13th, we left Beekman for a two-week Spring Break vacation. I told my students good-bye, be safe, and make good choices. I made sure my room was tidy and the computer and SMARTBoard were turned off. I watered my plants and rushed out the door to catch my flight home to San Antonio, Texas.
As traditional high schools shift to virtual learning, the transition can leave students scrambling to manage. Large class sizes, limited support, generalized assignments, and heavy workloads can result in students struggling with school.
Despite current COVID-19 educational challenges, students still need to complete their current high school courses and continue preparing for their academic futures. This is why online tutoring is a valuable resource for high school students who are attending virtual classes and studying at home.
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Gap year, PG year, post-graduate year – whether you have heard one or all of these terms, they represent the increasingly common practice of taking the year between high school graduation and the beginning of college to hone speci
Any seasoned educator will tell you that teachers face many different learning styles in the classroom. Students vary widely, even when the classrooms are small. Accommodating different learning styles is a challenge all schools face, but there are adjustments that can be made to help.
This upcoming spring semester, I’ll be teaching a course here at The Beekman School called the Perennial Philosophy
Graphic novels are a powerful and often underused learning tool. As a history teacher at a small independent school, I recognize that every student learns in different ways. Many students are visual learners for whom a picture is worth a thousand words, making the use of graphic novels in the classroom highly effective. There are several wonderful historical graphic novels that can effectively engage students in historical studies.
How can a teacher trick her students into doing literary analysis? I know I am not the first teacher in history to be disappointed by my students’ analytical writing. There is something about writing an analytical essay that just makes their eyes glaze over.