2008

The September Welcome Picnic

The weather held, everyone ate, children played, old friends caught up and new friendships were made. Magnificent garden gate prizes…

16 years ago

Transformation

Last week I found this huge moth attached to my back screen door. It was several inches across and a…

16 years ago

Problem-solving is what you do when ….

Problem solving is what you do when you don't know what to do. - Alinda. That's just one of the…

16 years ago

School Reports: The Stories Behind the Numbers

I've done a deal of packing and moving and unpacking in the last couple of years. And amid all the…

16 years ago

Cashing in

I caught this Lehrer Newshour segment on cash payments for learning -  one of the latest in a series of…

16 years ago

Many Minds in Math and Art

I just finished A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines - Janna Levin's novel that weaves threads from the lives of…

16 years ago

If you have a problem … ask everyone

Did you catch this NYTimes article on open-source science and seeking collaborative solutions to new challenges? “If You Have a…

16 years ago

Kids Know Things

Solar panels, wind turbines, solid waste fuel, electronic generators and all manner of imaginative and greener ways to power cars,…

16 years ago

The Book is Dead: Long Live the Book

And they smell good and feel good too! In a fascinating article in the current New York Review of Books…

16 years ago

How To Be Creative: Look Sideways

Some attributes of creativity: Challenge assumptions Be receptive to new ideas Recognize similarities or differences Make unlikely connections Take risks…

16 years ago

Multiple Perspectives

Still Life with Fruit Basket - Paul Cezanne Think globally with awareness and understanding of complexity and multiple perspectives Predators…

16 years ago

Construction Begins: June Progress Report

Out with the old hoops, in with the new floor. The gym is looking good. Checking the plans in the…

16 years ago

Keep the Connection … Expand the Horizon

Children are natural learners. It's what they do. And the learning is joyful and the thirst for knowledge, understanding and…

16 years ago

What do we know about bees?

The pre-k children know a lot about bees and their wall display shows it. I found this on their classroom…

16 years ago

The Digital Deluge

Do you suffer from email apnea? Are your hunter-gatherer instincts affecting your attention span and productivity? Help - or at…

16 years ago