Read more about the article It’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.

It’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.

I was recently sitting at my desk in my classroom, drinking a Diet Coke while correcting papers. A colleague walked in, and as we wrapped up our conversation, she commented…

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Read more about the article The fallacy of private criticism and the mistake teachers often make when assigning consequences

The fallacy of private criticism and the mistake teachers often make when assigning consequences

There is a phrase that has become popular in teaching: Praise in public. Punish (or criticize) in private. I think this depends on many factors, especially the classroom's climate and…

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