by Jess Faraday | Mar 3, 2018 | Curious News, Inspiring, New, News, Useful
You saw the photo. A dedicated teacher in Ghana, trying to show his students how to use Microsoft Word… On a blackboard. The hand-drawn pictures of that all-too-familiar (for those of us in wealthy nations) user interface were amazing. But still. It’s sad...
by Jess Faraday | Feb 19, 2018 | fabweb.org
It’s not easy being a teacher in the United States. Heavy workloads and scarce resources stretch even the most dedicated teachers thin. Add unwilling, or even violent students to the mix, and it’s no wonder nearly half of all new teachers quit within five...
by FabWeb Editorial | Feb 2, 2018 | fabweb.org
Little kids love stickers. Everyone who lives within shouting distance of a small child knows this. And a lot of kids would do almost anything for a sticky piece of paper with a cartoon character on one side. Including chores, homework, learning to use the toilet, and...
by FabWeb Editorial | Feb 18, 2016 | Other
Good luck revising for the extra credit questions set by freshman history teacher and full-time joker Professor Tom Campbell, because his quizzes truly test students with hilarious curveball questions. So you know the assigned textbook back to front, but what about...
by FabWeb Editorial | Nov 20, 2015 | Inspiring, New
Stories like this, always have a way of putting the right perspective on life. Jean Thompson stood in front of her fifth-grade class on the very first day of school in the fall and told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her pupils and said that she...