Have you ever taken a test that left you frustrated? Did you feel that it didn’t really measure how much you knew? Last year, I returned to school after taking a couple semesters off. Well, I took on quite the load tht first semester! –Five classes, most of them 3 credits each. It was really taxing, but thanks to a supportive husband, I was making … Continue reading 5 Indicators that a Test is Well-Written
Have you ever taken a trip to another country? Did it change the way you see things? Did it surprise you how different it was? Did you like it? Was it hard? In 2014, I took my very first trip outside the United States of America. Up until this point in my life, I had always been in the bubble-like cultural confine of the U.S. … Continue reading How Japan Impacted My Cultural Paradigm
Every teacher that I have EVER met struggles with one central component of our society: time. Time is very important to us. In just one school day, parents, teachers, and students are all bustling to get to school on time, finish homework on time, eat lunch on time, get to the bus on time, and so on and so forth. The biggest one for teachers, … Continue reading How Does Culture Affect the Way We See Time?
Onward! Japanward! 