Going Beyond the Curriculum: Incorporating Life Skills in the Classroom
As an educator, my classroom isn’t just a space for reciting facts and figures. It’s a dynamic environment where learning extends far beyond the curriculum.
As an educator, my classroom isn’t just a space for reciting facts and figures. It’s a dynamic environment where learning extends far beyond the curriculum.
I am a teacher in southern West Virginia, a region defined by stereotypes and hit hard by America’s opioid epidemic.
Most people tend to assume that my students are capable of less-than-stellar academic performances because they have complicated lives outside school.
Often, we forget our students come to class each day with a lot more on their minds than academics. Despite this, my students willingly express gratitude each morning.