In this installment, we’ll look at five more helpful hints — study tips, tricks, and techniques that really work.
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By Steve Kussin
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11/9/17
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Trumpets, please! The annual back-to-campus, back-to-school columns are now behind us. School bells have rung across Long Island. It’s time for another tradition: namely, study tips, tricks and techniques that really work.
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By Steve Kussin
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10/5/17
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As I explained in the previous column, I came across some notes I wrote eons ago when I was interviewed by a college class and asked what it was really like to be a principal. I boiled the job down into ten responsibilities. Last time, I detailed the first five: “most important,” “most surprising,” “most necessary,” “most boring” and “most challenging.” In this second installment, I will discuss the final five.
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By Steve Kussin
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9/14/17
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Years ago, I was interviewed by a college class and asked what it was “really like” to be a principal. While doing some spring cleaning (and much-needed pruning of my files), I came across the notes from that interview. I got a kick out of rereading those answers, and would like to share them with readers. It’s another one of my Top 10 lists. I’ll detail the first five in this column, and the second five in the next.
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By Steve Kussin
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8/31/17
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Second of two parts
In the previous column, I described an exciting program called “My Own Book Fund,” which strives to help inner city school children. Specifically, I shared an interview with Dan Greenburg, one of the volunteers for the programs who is very excited about the impact which it’s having.
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Steve Kussin
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8/10/17
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In the previous column, we revisited online instruction, which seems to be taking hold. I explained my own reservations about not having students physically present for a course. However, this teaching methodology is picking up steam.
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By Steve Kussin
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7/20/17
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There is a tremendous amount of paperwork to be done, much of it with strict due dates. OK, let’s get into the nuts and bolts of it.
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7/16/15
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Our beloved dog Kirby died last week. She was a yellow lab mix adopted from the North Shore Animal League 16 years ago. A long life— but not nearly long enough for us. My three sons named her after the baseball player, Kirby Puckett. Never mind that she was a female. To say we’re devastated is an understatement. The house feels empty; someone is missing. Why is the loss of a pet so painful? I guess it’s because she was a member of the family who gave no-strings-attached, unconditional love and loyalty without expecting anything in return.
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By Steve Kussin
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8/1/14
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“Test scores plummet.” Those were the headlines about the “seismic” drop in scores following the latest state exams. Apocalypse!
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8/28/13
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To the layman, the publication of teacher ratings would seem to make sense. Don’t parents have the right to know the effectiveness of their children’s teachers? This sentiment is frequently expressed by well-meaning people. However, this thinking is extremely flawed, and I am troubled by this “rush to judgment.”
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By Steve Kussin
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3/16/12
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