Education

How to Read a Report Card

PDS student reports are not just a list of untethered numbers and letters  but rather in-depth narratives that convey detailed…

13 years ago

A Culture of Testing

Seth Godin wrote about the culture of testing, Netflix and what is untestable. You can read it here. I have…

13 years ago

Snow Day – A Gift of Time

A snow day is a gift of time for play, independent work and keeping connected in the ways that make…

13 years ago

No More Snow Days

School is closed tomorrow - Wednesday - because of the impending storm. In anticipation, middle school director George Swain spoke…

13 years ago

NPR and Me

Just before the break there was a message on the head's listserve from Myra McGovern of NAIS. NPR journalist Tovia…

13 years ago

Chance of Snow

Are we having a snow day tomorrow? Is school going to be closed because of the snow? What are the…

13 years ago

Motivation with Cushman, Pink, Kohn and Schrute

Two of my favorite  education videos in 2010 have to do with motivation. In this first one, Stanley schools Dwight…

13 years ago

Tweet your Lunch

I check my Twitter feed first thing.  It's an early morning routine that helps give me a quick scan of…

13 years ago

Social Media and School Leadership

Lorrie Jackson recently interviewed me via email on the topic of heads of school and their use of social media.…

14 years ago

The Five-Step Solution

So here - as promised - the Ned Hallowell five-step solution for happiness and all that ails us including schools…

14 years ago