Q and A: If my child is not flourishing in a traditional school, should we jump ship?
I was at ExpoMom last Saturday and bumped into an old friend. When we got to talk about what I do, she told me that her fourth grader who...
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TEACHER TINA ZAMORA
teachertinazamora
Oct 7, 20092 min read
5 Ways a School can handle a Calamity.. and L.A.R.O.!
It’s the calm after the storm. The Philippines has been ravaged by Storm Ondoy/Ketsana and Storm Pepeng/Parma. Statistics show that...
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teachertinazamora
Sep 9, 20093 min read
The Pressures of going to Preschool
My youngest sister didn’t attend preschool. She was the youngest of 5 kids and my parents were, honestly, just too tired and old(er) to...
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teachertinazamora
Sep 2, 20092 min read
Routines of the Progressive Preschool Class: Activity Time
Activity Time usually follows the first Circle Time. It is the climax of the temporal environment. Activity Time is planned. When...
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teachertinazamora
Aug 22, 20091 min read
And the winner is..
Tanya! Congratulations on your new Moleskine Notebook!
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teachertinazamora
Aug 16, 20091 min read
Teaching children R-E-S-P-E-C-T .. and a contest!
I am again the guest of Sonshine Radio DZAR 1026 AM on Thursday, August 20, from 10-11 am. The topic is Teaching Children Respect. Can...
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teachertinazamora
Aug 10, 20093 min read
5 Reasons every Filipino child should be able to speak Filipino
I came across this article in Yahoo this morning that prompted me to write a new post after a month of managing the overwhelming response...
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teachertinazamora
Aug 7, 20091 min read
Children Full of Life
To make up for my absence, I’m posting this inspirational documentary about a 4th grade class in Japan. It focuses on their Notebook...
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teachertinazamora
Jun 20, 20091 min read
A break from your regularly featured programming..
I was invited to be a resource person by Sonshine Radio DZAR 1026 AM on the topic “How to choose the right television shows for children”...
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teachertinazamora
May 30, 20092 min read
Active Learning
I was browsing through Alfie Kohn’s article about Progressive Education and revisited the concept of Active Learning vs. Memorization....
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teachertinazamora
Apr 21, 20092 min read
Reader’s Gift: Dewey’s take on Progressive Education
I was reading the thesis of a friend and a regular reader of this blog, Teacher Tanya, and she reminded me of the essence of progressive...
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teachertinazamora
Mar 14, 20093 min read
Q and A: Will my child survive in a traditional school after studying in a progressive school?
This is a classic question. We usually hear this question from parents who are opting for a progressive preschool and are planning to...
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teachertinazamora
Feb 26, 20092 min read
Scouting for a School Series (SSS): NOT Choosing a School for the Wrong Reasons
These past few weeks taught me a few hard lessons. I realized that not only should a parent choose a school for the wrong reasons, a...
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teachertinazamora
Feb 19, 20092 min read
Scouting for a School Series (SSS): Choosing a School for the Wrong Reasons
When I look at the votes in our poll recently, I noticed that a lot of our readers are parents. Well, parents, this may be a difficult...
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teachertinazamora
Feb 17, 20091 min read
Reader’s Gift: Do Schools Kill Creativity?
One of our readers, Mommy Nikka, sent me this video of Ken Robinson, a creativity expert advocating REAL learning in schools… Listen to...
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teachertinazamora
Feb 1, 20093 min read
Routines of the Progressive Preschool Class: Circle Time
After Free Play, the teacher calls everyone in a progressive preschool class to sit together, usually in front of the blackboard for...
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teachertinazamora
Jan 25, 20093 min read
Scouting for a School Series (SSS): Who is the Teacher?
One of the most vivid parent inquiry I handled was when the parent asked to meet the teacher who will be handling her son’s class in the...
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teachertinazamora
Jan 21, 20092 min read
Scouting for a School Series (SSS): The Learning Environment
We have discussed the school’s learning environment, but let’s discuss it in the parent’s persepective in looking for a school for their...
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teachertinazamora
Jan 15, 20092 min read
Scouting for a School Series (SSS): The School’s Philosophy
There are only 3 kinds of schools — Traditional, Montessori and Progressive. You first have to determine the kind of school that you feel...
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teachertinazamora
Jan 15, 20091 min read
Scouting for a School Series (SSS): Location, location, location
It’s January and it’s school scouting season for most parents. Most of the parenting forums I’ve scanned these past weeks are all talking...
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