The notion of mentoring is ancient. The original Mentor was described by Homer as the "wise and trusted counselor" whom Odysseus left in charge of his household during his travels. Athena, in the ...

AUBURNDALE, Fla. — This week’s A+ Teacher says he is proud to be a male role model for his students. Andrew Wessells teaches fifth grade science at Walter Caldwell Elementary School. He’s been ...

A new interactive resource from the National Council on Teacher Quality calls into question the efficacy of the traditional classroom model, underscoring how it isn’t structured to help teachers ...

At the adolescent age of 8-years-old in 1994, Woodland High School Spanish teacher Beatriz Gutierrez moved to California from Mexico. She spent her first two years in the United States as an ...

Belatedly, I have heard that Ruey K. Nygren passed away on May 1. As a Times Leader Evening News and Wilkes-Barre Record carrier, I was privileged to be a student of Miss Kenworthy’s, as she was ...

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