by David Beskar | Jan 13, 2022 | David Beskar, education
Researchers in educational science say that one of the worst ways for students to learn is by parking them in front of a teacher who “spoon feeds” them a lecture. Studies show that students retain just 5% of what they hear from a teacher in front of a classroom....
by David Beskar | Nov 9, 2021 | David Beskar, education
As we wrap up another decade in the 2000’s you can’t help but notice all the change that has happened in the past 15 years, especially in education. Changes that stem from the top down, has affected students from the youngest in kindergarten to the oldest graduating...
by David Beskar | Nov 9, 2021 | David Beskar, education
Creating an adequate lesson plan is an essential skill for any teacher to have. These make a great difference in how well students absorb the information being presented to them. There is no such thing as a boring subject—only a poorly covered one. When planning...
by David Beskar | Oct 18, 2021 | David Beskar, education
As much as we’d like to think our classrooms are all-inclusive, that isn’t always the case. Even teachers that mean well can accidentally say or do something that makes someone feel uncomfortable or unsafe in class. Since everyone has a right to be seen...
by David Beskar | Oct 18, 2021 | David Beskar, education
Although studies have revealed that in the 1950s, families were not as large as were generally believed, with approximately six people in the average family, there were still many children who had siblings. People from the Baby Boomer generation (1946-1964) have often...