Hey Shawnta! Should I make my child do the winter break packet? A winter break packet is a packet teachers send home during winter break so students can continue practicing skills. Should parents...
Hey Shawnta! What should parents do with the information from Emily Hanford’s podcast "Sold a Story"? Journalist Emily Hanford began writing about literacy a few years ago. Many times, education...
Hey Shawnta! How can my school get a Hallway Heroes program? After I posted about my husband and I volunteering for one to two hours each Friday at our twin son’s middle school as a hallway hero,...
Hey Shawnta! As a former school administrator, what are some red flags for potential teaching candidates? Before I was a school administrator, I served on numerous interview committees. Typically,...
Hey Shawnta! Why do first-generation immigrant students score higher than native-born American students on all standardized achievement tests? I have been asked a version of this question many times...