Helium.com | View Jerry Curtis's articles http://www.helium.com./users/34962.xml View Jerry Curtis's articles en-us Copyright Helium.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:39:42 GMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:39:42 GMT It is a given that local communities support their schools. Local property taxes are what pay the bills, and like motherhood, every local official ... http://www.helium.com./items/1660925-promoting-schools-in-the-community Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:39:42 Traditional memorization and recitation in class are additional tools in the teacher's "kit." They help students develop strong cognitive abilities... http://www.helium.com./items/1660718-memorization-and-recitation-in-class Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:35:26 Building trust in ESL learners, happily, starts from a stronger foundation than for most learners. That is because ESL learners make wonderful, hig... http://www.helium.com./items/1659245-building-trust-with-esl-learners Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:22:28 There is no shortage of controversial periods, especially in American history, that provide big challenges to history teachers. How do we discuss t... http://www.helium.com./items/1658326-teaching-controversial-history-subjects Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:45:25 One ingredient in teaching is the ability to convince students that there is something in it for them - that what is being taught is worth learnin... http://www.helium.com./items/1657552-connecting-with-students Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:05:45 Civil War history buffs need to buy this book now! It has all the drama and cogency of Grant's "original" memoirs with none of the superannuated dr... http://www.helium.com./items/1654165-memoirs-of-us-grant Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:06:10