Katie Sullivan Borrelli Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Published 8:00 a.m. ET April 14, 2019 | Updated 8:53 a.m. ET April 14, 2019 John Perricone promised his students he’d pay for the meal if they ever wanted to catch up after graduation and 1000 did. Katie Sullivan Borrelli, ksullivan@pressconnects.com | @ByKatieSullivan Over there in a booth by the windows, retired Maine-Endwell high…
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Too Much Self-esteem Can Lead To Rude Awakenings After 26 years in the classroom, I am convinced that one of the most misconstrued and abused movements in education spanning the last three decades has been the so-called “self-esteem” movement. The assumption fueling this cause was the belief that high self-esteem would be the great innoculator protecting us from many of…
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Gold Stars, Grades, and Pizza Parties Sap the Love of Learning. “Hey guys, would you give me a hand moving these desks?” “Sure, Mr. Perricone. What’s in it for us?” “What do you mean?” I ask, somewhat dejected. “You know, maybe some extra credit?” I stare at them in disbelief. They sense my discomfort, and the issue is dropped as…
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“John was just incredible at our virtual South Dakota Mentoring Conference. I have seen him speak in person and now via zoom and I honestly felt that he made just as much of a connection virtually. He is amazing! Literally hundreds of comments from teachers about how he touched their lives!” Kelly Royer, Teacher Quality Specialist South Dakota Department of Education…