Science Teaching is Some Hard, but Rewarding Schist
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn” Benjamin Franklin There are plenty of reasons why science has […]
Challenges for Science Teachers
The Hard Truths About Our Own Career
Science Teaching is in Fact NOT a Cake Walk Throughout our pre-teaching career, we learn a lot about content. Content, not only in science, but […]
Is Teaching as Easy as You Think?
“Oh, you’re going to be a teacher…?” “Teaching is just like being a glorified babysitter, right?” “At least science is cool, but I hated my […]
Facing Our Fears in Our Careers
The one thing that absolutely NONE of us are looking forward to are the hard days we’ll have when we get into our classrooms. The […]
The Challenges of Science Teaching
Have you ever thought teaching science is EASY? Teaching science is not as easy as you would think! Challenges Science Teachers Face With Students: Keeping […]
What They Don’t Tell You in “Teaching Chemistry 101”
FYI: Science and Chemistry are Not a Piece of Cake Chemistry. This may be a word that stresses many people out. It is an incredibly difficult […]
The (Good) but Mostly the Bad and the Ugly
Hard Knock Life Ahh teachers. We get summers off, we’re done teaching at 3 p.m. (if only), and we have a nice little winter and […]
Challenges of Science Teaching: Aesa’s Top Three Walls to Smash Through.
Being the starry-eyed idealist I am, I’ve always had a bit of an issue separating the grandiose visions in my head from reality. Over the […]
Facing Your Fears
We’ve all had to struggle at some point in our life. We’ve all had that indescribable fear that grips you as a human being. Maybe […]
Try and Keep Up
Science teaching. What could be so hard about it? Besides the lesson planning, difficult micro-level concepts, keeping the curiosity alive in the classroom, and helping […]