Time to Learn

As I explore all the issues associated with assessments and accountabililty, I have begun to see that the time squandered is not only lost Time to Teach, but lost Time to Learn.  If I manage the time available for Curriculum and Instruction well, I can probably give adequate lessons.  I can squeeze them into every crack that appears in the routinized schedule of schoolday events.  The students, however, have very limited time to process those lessons that I give.  So often there is another activity or scheduled event that follows on the heels of the lesson,… Continue reading →