Simplicity

What works in education? On occasion, we discuss the things that work well and other things that are still debated amoung educators. You can find similar posts on the Philosophy page.

Simplicity, Efficiency, and Quality will make anything a success!

That is my motto that I live my life by. I try to make everything as simple as possible, as efficent as possible, and as high quality as possible.

Whenever, I can achieve on high levels of all three categories I know that I am doing something right.


Simplicity in Education:
Schools tend to over complicate things.

Hour long staff meetings that could be covered in a short sentence email.

1000 rules for classroom behavior.

Lesson Plans on one program, grades on another.

College-prep or tech-prep.

Things could be simpler. 


Tools can make life and work simple and we should use that in Education as often as we can. Listed below are just a few examples of how simplifying education can improve students learning and overall experience:

• When studying or giving notes use a tool like Socrative or a Google Form to receive instant feedback on student learning. Instant feedback!
• Passing along information...can be a major headache but using online technology you share documents, videos, presentations, or just a quick message to whoever needs to see it. Tools educators and administrators need to utilize better. 
• School Websites
• Email Contacts/Groups
• Blogs
• Twitter Feeds
• Make the rules in your school/class simple. (all the rules you need are listed below; no more than 5 rules usually works best)
• Be Ready
• Be Responsible
• Be Respectful

What are some other ways we could simplify education?