Category Archives: Education

Lifestyle

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Mateo

“We are creatures of habit”, we go through our lives following routines and rituals. For the most part these routines and rituals we maintain are functional, and even help set the tone for our day.  Take me for example, my … Continue reading →

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Time flies… A look back.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Mateo

  It’ll soon be a year of me working full-time with kids, as a teacher.  To be honest its been a journey to say the least.  I’ve learned much.  I’m still learning how to find a middle ground, which isn’t … Continue reading →

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What are we indirectly teach our kids.

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Mateo

When a child does something for the first time, we are face with two choices. One is to encourage the behavior, the other is to discourage the behavior. This use to be a very clear cut choice many, many, many, … Continue reading →

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I’m Not a Babysitter, DAMN IT!

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Mateo

FYI: This post appears pretty much as I initially wrote it, though I did share it with @ileducprof via email to get feed back. You can find her response right after my post. I look at my son, who if … Continue reading →

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Education: Plinko is no way to teach!

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Mateo

I’ve never really enjoyed school, since I also don’t equated a 4.0 with being smart. I’ve seen many who speak of how perfect their grades are, yet can’t carry a conversation on anything except what they have learned from with … Continue reading →

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