Author: Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller

Making a Mistake in Front of Your Class
By Categories: Educators, Leadership, Perfectionism, Professional growth, Teaching 2 Comments

A defining moment in every teacher’s life How do you handle mistakes you make in front of your class? Some important lessons these two authors learned in observing teachers. In Anchorage, Alaska, a first-year teacher made a spelling error on the board during the first week of school. As often happens in these kinds of…

Synthesis of Research Findings on Homework
By Categories: Counselors, Educators, Homework, Parents, Teaching Leave a comment

by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller Note from Jane Bluestein: An angry middle school teacher wrote to Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller, asking them to defend the research cited in previous newsletter articles, (two of which are included on this site in the links following this post). Although Moorman and Haller stated that the “burden…

Taking a Stand Against Homework
By Categories: Counselors, Educators, Homework, Parents, Teaching 2 Comments

by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller You know what’s happening with homework in American education. Simply put, more homework is being assigned than ever before and it is being assigned to younger and younger children. But is it good? More teachers are beginning to think not. Many professional and thoughtful educators across the country are…

Is Your Child’s Homework Worth Doing?
By Categories: Counselors, Educators, Homework, Parents, Teaching 1 Comment

by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller Note from Jane Bluestein: Here’s another terrific article about Homework for parents and educators. Check out my perspective in a separate article on this topic. Also note, the emphasis (boldface) in this article is my doing. The drive to assign more and more homework to children at younger ages is…