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

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

9 years ago

We Have Work To Do: Undoing Racism

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

9 years ago

Modern Learning and the Shock of the New

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

9 years ago

Enough with all the grigor

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

9 years ago

How to grow your brain

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

9 years ago

The Christmas Truce: “A Day of Perfect Peace”

This well outfitted German trench has a lighted Christmas tree and soldiers celebrating with music and sausages! It's true -…

9 years ago

Winter Festival 2014 and 1941

Here's the Flickr album of photos from WinterFest 14 - last day of school before winter break. And a gallery of…

9 years ago

Educating Global Citizens

We must foster global citizenship. Education is about more than literacy and numeracy. It is also about citizenry. Education must fully assume its essential role in…

9 years ago

Digging Deeper with The Five Whys

I first tried "The Five Whys" in a faculty meeting. It was an attempt to try something new in tackling…

9 years ago