Public education teaches us a valuable lesson about business
Public education has taught businesses a lesson And mostly everyone has forgotten about it! Dear business owner: Yes, you may be smiling or laughing but you heard that right. We rarely get to look at the public educational system for a model, but one thing they did...Your child is a brat!
Your child is a brat! I have heard this from many other teachers, and they call home, recite the same phrase and wonder why they never see any results. I was once like those teachers as I tried to redirect some anger and frustration at the parents. But to a teacher...A teacher’s burden
A teacher’s burden: it’s not just the students; it’s everything else Sometimes I wonder if I am a teacher or a secretary. In the first few years of teaching, my principal would observe my class every other day and he observed not just the teacher but the students as...Text marketing
Can’t get in front of your customers? Text marketing will solve this. Dear business owner: Most people are texting, but if you text someone, more than likely you will get a response within minutes. That’s why you should start text marketing for your business. People...Homework should not be additional work
Homework should not be additional work Research has not shown that assigned homework offers any benefits. In fact, in some schools, assigning homework is discouraged. So how should we treat homework? We should treat it as a deadline. When you are employed, you...Social Media
Businesses can no longer ignore these 3 solutions Social Media offers Dear business owner: Ever wonder why companies are eventually giving in to embracing social media? Customers not only want a good product and service, but like any relationship, they want to be...Teachers have too many battles
Teachers have too many battles Teachers have many too many battles to fight If you are a teacher and have never been called to the principal’s office during the day, you have been robbed of one of educations’ biggest adrenaline rush-if you like that sort of...Event Marketing
Event marketing in the right hands? Look into an event management company Dear business owner: I know you want to do everything for your business, but sometimes it’s better for you to have others do it for you. That’s why rock stars have promoters because they are in...One reason why teachers are evaluated unfairly
This is why teachers are evaluated unfairly As a teacher, I welcome feedback on my lesson, yet I still sometimes get nervous when I am being formally and informally observed, but I am going to share with you one time when I was observed so that administrators...