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The Sigmoid Curve of tprs
At times I have often wondered, “How far am I in the process of learning tprs?” and “How much further do I have to go?” Well, after asking several teachers I have come to find … more →
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The Sigmoid Curve of tprs
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thomasyoung wrote 1 month ago: At times I have often wondered, “How far am I in the process of learning tprs?” and … more →
Students Taking the First Step
thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: Lately, I have been noticing that some of my quieter students have been putting themselves out there … more →
We Have Such an Opportunity
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thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: I have a student named “Larry.” One great thing about Larry is that he is my best actor … more →
Energy
thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: Most people who know me would say that I have energy in class. Outside of class I am a pretty calm p … more →
A Surprising PAT
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thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: My two PAT choices for today were “mono loco” and “movie day.” It was a big … more →
When In Doubt Personalize
thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: These last few days have gone so-s0. Today, I really decided to go after it with some of my classes. … more →
Thinking About Taping
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thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: When I was a trumpet performance major in college I spent hours listening to different players. So m … more →
Floundering today
thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: I wish I could say that every day is a homerun day, but I don’t think that is the reality for … more →
How Well Do They Really Know It?
thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: When I first started using tprs I had the idea that if we used a phrase or structure in class, it wa … more →
Backward Planning Clarification
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thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about backward planning and tprs. Check it out if you get a chance. … more →
Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the basics of teaching
thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: Take a look at this Bobby McFerrin clip. Then if you have time watch it again and think about how he … more →
I think I am going too fast
thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: This summer I had the opportunity to see Jason Fritze teach and he was quite the motivator. There is … more →
The handshake at the beginning
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thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: I don’t know why, but I really avoided giving each student a handshake at the beginning of cla … more →
Backward Planning, a missing element that was needed
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thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: This year I have been doing a lot more backward planning from the novels and it has really boosted m … more →
PAT game of the week
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thomasyoung wrote 3 months ago: Today, I took another page out of the Bryce Hedstrom handbook and used el bebé malo for my PAT game. … more →
Tighter leash with PAT
thomasyoung wrote 3 months ago: This week my kids earned a ridiculous amount of PAT points. They were really good and it is so inter … more →
Wisdom from Robert Harrell
thomasyoung wrote 3 months ago: This was part of a wonderful comment that Robert Harrell made on Ben Slavic’s blog. It is a go … more →
Keep your professional distance
thomasyoung wrote 3 months ago: I have a few small classes this year and one really small class of 5. I was reminded that you have t … more →
I started PAT this year
thomasyoung wrote 3 months ago: At the end of last Spring I had the opportunity to visit Bryce Hedstrom teach for a day. Man, am I g … more →
