Ben Kestner's Blog
Thoughts on Education
Tag: school
Does Your School work for your Child?
Through my years of teaching and school administration I have spent hours and hours trying to make the curriculum and content I was responsible for delivering fit the children under my care, desperately trying to differentiate my lesson plans so that they could access the learning at their level.
The decline of free, unstructured play and the rise of depression amongst our teens
Below, is an article published in the Missoulian newspaper on October the 5th by Ben Kestner in response to an earlier editorial. I read the editorial section of the Missoulian this Wednesday with particular interest as a parent and as a teacher/administrator of some… Continue Reading “The decline of free, unstructured play and the rise of depression amongst our teens”
Homework
Homework is a hot topic in the middle school at the moment. I have introduced the idea that we need to think about why we set homework and if students do take learning home, what should it look like. After reading much research, articles… Continue Reading “Homework”
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