My post yesterday on eating in class (see What Are Your Rules About Students Eating In Class?) received a lot of feedback, and it prompted me to think about what other “tricky” topics teachers discuss among ourselves or are asked about by others.
By “tricky,” I mean topics that generally either don’t have a definitive correct answer or, if they do, it can be a complicated one to explain.
Here’s what I have so far (let me know what other topics you think belong on this list):
What Are Your Rules About Students Eating In Class?
The Best Research On Listening To Music When Studying
The Best (Or, At Least, The Most Interesting) Posts On Teacher Attire
The Best Data On How Much Money Teachers Pay Out Of Their Own Pocket – What Do You Spend?
The Best Research On How Many Decisions A Teacher Makes Each Day
The Best Resources For Learning Why Teacher Merit Pay Is A Bad Idea
Best Posts On Classroom Management
Best Posts On “Motivating” Students
The Best Resources For Learning About Homework Issues
The Best Resources For Learning About Grade Retention, Social Promotion & Alternatives To Both
The Best Resources On Grading Practices
The Best Resources For Learning About The “Value-Added” Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation
The Best Rubric Sites (And A Beginning Discussion About Their Use)
The Best Resources For Learning About How Class Size Does Matter
The Best Sites For Getting Some Perspective On International Test Comparison Demagoguery
The Best Places To Learn What Impact A Teacher (& Outside Factors) Have On Student Achievement
The Best Sites For Learning That Money Does Matter For Schools
The Best Posts & Articles Explaining Why Schools Should Not Be Run Like Businesses
The Best Resources For Learning Why Teachers Unions Are Important
The Best Posts & Articles About Videotaping Teachers In The Classroom
The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”
The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach For America
The Best Posts Debunking The Myth Of “Five Great Teachers In A Row”
The Best Posts & Articles To Learn About “Fundamental Attribution Error” & Schools
A Beginning “The Best…” List On The Dangers Of Privatizing Public Education
The Best Posts About The Khan Academy
The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research
The Best Resources On Teacher/Student Use Of Social Media
A Beginning List Of The Best Posts & Articles On Accelerated Reader
The Best Posts Questioning If Direct Instruction Is “Clearly Superior”
The Best Resources For Learning About Parent Fundraising & Equity Issues
The Best Resources For Learning About The 10,000 Hour Rule & Deliberate Practice
The Best Resources For Learning About Ability Grouping & Tracking — Help Me Find More
The Best Evidence For Why Giving Schools “Report Cards” Is Bad — Help Me Find More
The Best Resources On Why Improving Education Is Not THE Answer To Poverty & Inequality
The Best Articles Showing Why Education Reform Is NOT The Best Way To Fight Poverty
The Best Research Demonstrating That Lectures Are Not The Best Instructional Strategy
The Best Posts & Articles Highlighting Why We Need To Be Very Careful Around Ed Tech
The Best Articles Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn’t Enough
The Best Advice On Using Education Technology
The Best Resources For Learning About Balanced Literacy & The “Reading Wars”
The Best Posts & Articles On How To Teach “Controversial” Topics
The Best Posts, Articles & Videos Explaining Why Punishment Is Often Not The Best Classroom Strategy
The Best Research Available On The Use Of Technology In Schools
The Best Resources On The Awful Friedrichs Case
The Best Articles Pointing Out That Our Schools Are Not Failing — Please Suggest More
A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race, Police & Racism
The Best Resources For Learning About Cognitive Bias
The Best Posts & Articles About Why Book “Leveling” Is A Bad Idea
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