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How to Be an Optimal Teacher… Even with a Million Mandates! “A Good Teacher Is a Self-Abuser!” My grad-school professor said this years ago. His words pierced right through me! “Yes!” I thought, “He’s absolutely right!” I was still teaching in the classroom; every day ended in frustration. It was something different each day. Perhaps…
In anticipation of the upcoming Microsoft’s Partners in Learning webinar on October 23, 2013, I was interviewed by Microsoft to get my take on the state of education in our country. Read on to see the interview. What drew you to the field of education? Why is it important to you? I went to a…
“How Do I Fit SOAR® into Our Schedule?” Working SOAR into your schedule is likely the greatest roadblock to overcome. On this page, we explore: Who Will Get This Instruction? Example Schedules from school across the country Who Will Get This Instruction? Your options typically fall into three categories: The Whole School Creating a culture of…
This article comes to you from my cousin, and SOAR® intern, Kevin. Enjoy! – Susan ——– As I look back on my loooong 21 years of life, I realize one of the defining moments of that time was learning how to manage it. When I think about it, I can look forward to saving years…
“SOAR Learning began from seeds of frustration from a former “struggling student.” Today, it has grown into a worldwide, best-selling curriculum! Hi! We are co-founders of SOAR® Learning: Susan Kruger Winter, M.Ed. (I’m the former struggling student) & my husband, Brian Winter, M.Ed. We each spent years as classroom teachers, living the pressure and demands of classroom teaching: overloaded curriculum, limited…
Last week, someone blasted me for posting a specific review on Amazon, calling it “self-serving.” This person (whose review name, S. Richardson, leaves the person generally anonymous) spent most of his/her words attacking my integrity. However, buried in the message was one point of constructive criticism that warranted clarification on my part. As I fleshed…
Peer pressure is incredibly powerful, and that’s not always a bad thing. A substance abuse counselor once told me, “If I am having trouble reaching an adolescent in a one-on-one therapy session, I will send them to group therapy. There is no greater influence in an adolescent’s life than their peers, and group therapy is…
We just received some A-M-A-Z-I-N-G data! It came to us from Maeser Academy, home of SOAR®’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. According to the school’s administrator, Robyn Ellis: – “GPAs are up at least a full point every month this year…” – “Test scores are five points above the national average and five standard points…
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