Education: The Southwest Voice http://www.swvoice.com Recent content in 'Education' on http://www.swvoice.com en-us New reward program for good-ness sake http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/62002   For teachers, students’ classroom behavior and academic improvement is always a work in progress. On a... Love Those Teenagers! http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/59179 Some people show horror when I tell them I teach junior high school. They just cannot imagine someone choosing... AVID students achieve great heights http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/57970 Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a program that is sweeping not only through California, but also... School Zone: Taking the tears out of homework http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/55894   Homework. It sends chills up and down the spines of both students and parents. As a parent, I’ve spent... Extracurricular Activities: A well-rounded education! http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/53549 Reading, writing and arithmetic — all a child needs to be well rounded, right? Actually, the basic skills... Community can help prevent graffiti http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/50164 A couple weeks ago my principal arrived at our school to find it covered — nearly the length of a city block... Knowledge House: January activity inventory http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/44920 About 12 days into Christmas vacation I finally was able to put my feet up and pull out a great novel. Suddenly... Knowledge House: Educating our children presents challenging options http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/41991 Twelve years ago, when our eldest son Jake was approaching school age, I began to dream of the glamorous life... From the Chalkboard: What we can do for kids http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/41985 Most of the time, my students give me the best they have to offer. Some kids shoot off the charts by giving me... From the Chalkboard: Holding students accountable http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/27961 This is the second of a three-part series dealing with the educational team consisting of student, teacher and... From the Chalkboard: Student, teacher and parent responsibilities http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/25862 This is the first of a three-part series dealing with the educational team consisting of student, teacher and parent.... School Zone: Maintaining literacy skills through the summer months http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/23636 Summer.  A beautiful time to enjoy all that Bakersfield has to offer. Comfortable nights. Swimming weather that... From the Chalkboard: Holding students accountable http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/22995 It was quite a shock when I read in the newspaper that the Kern High School District had adopted a new policy to... From the Chalkboard: The case for Christian schools http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/20940 The great debate in the California Department of Education, school boardrooms, and educational workshops over the... From the Chalkboard: Let’s just sue each other http://www.swvoice.com/home/ViewPost/20067 It has been a long time since I was a student — but not so long that I don’t remember most of my teachers...