Calling all PDS Parents

9 years ago

Parents got talent. Right? So come on out - beat the winter doldrums - and join the fun. Bring your…

Have Courage: The Letter from Birmingham Jail

9 years ago

The Letter from Birmingham Jail One of the most resounding rebukes in history. And as you read you can hear…

Stay Curious

9 years ago

Some books, some ideas and some thinkers stay with you. They are like wells that you go back to dip…

Violin Vinyasa Yoga for PDS Parents

9 years ago

"Violin Vinyasa Yoga," an after-school enrichment program FOR PDS PARENTS begins on January 21. Violin Vinyasa Yoga is for yoga…

Can you read?

9 years ago

Here's a story from the end of last year that I forgot to post. What does this say? And because…

Tests: “Is that all that matters to grown-ups?”

9 years ago

Test-weary second-grader asks school board: ‘Is that all that matters to grown-ups?’ Elitist parents threaten lawsuit after kids are called…

We Have Work To Do: Undoing Racism

9 years ago

This week began with a professional day for faculty and staff. Our theme was Identity, Privilege and Race provoked by…

Modern Learning and the Shock of the New

9 years ago

Here's something terrific for free: It's an E-book of great articles from the always useful Educating Modern Learners, an online…

Enough with all the grigor

9 years ago

Grant Lichtman has just suggested a  bunch of words better than grit  And they all work. And now it's time to…

How to grow your brain

9 years ago

Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve…