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Use Metaphors

Use Metaphors

by | Nov 11, 2019 | Language, Strategies for Teachers, Teaching

When I teach Behavior Modification, I tell my students that they are learning how to serve as a “bridge over troubled waters.” My words include a metaphor —  a figure of speech that is not literally true. Metaphors have long been an important part of...
You Are a Teacher

You Are a Teacher

by | Nov 5, 2019 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Teaching

You are a teacher. You teach your children, your grandchildren, your employees. You teach the players on the sports team you coach, your religious flock, your dog. You may try to teach your cat a few things – good luck with that. Some of us get paid to teach. I am in...