We all love to rumble on about lifelong learning . But how does that happen when learning is presented as…
The Hungry Mind The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood That's the title of Susan Engel's new book and it's about…
Some books, some ideas and some thinkers stay with you. They are like wells that you go back to dip…
In his new book, psychologist Louis Cozolino applies the lessons of social neuroscience to the classroom. And here are his head (!) lines excerpted…
Award winning social studies teacher Ron Maggiano is leaving his job. And this is why: Our classrooms have become intellectual…
There's a really useful article in Education Week that reviews, summarizes and connects the basic thinking and research out there…
For adults like me who work in schools September means being confronted with a world of change. There are new…
Two of my favorite education videos in 2010 have to do with motivation. In this first one, Stanley schools Dwight…
Children are natural learners. It's what they do. And the learning is joyful and the thirst for knowledge, understanding and…
Poughkeepsie Day School graduates students who: Are intellectually curious, active seekers, users and creators of knowledge Curiosity is the natural…
That question is one the prompts from the new Tufts University optional essay section. It’s part of its Kaleidoscope program…
Educators are fond of commenting that children are natural scientists. Children, they say, are born investigators. Discovery, speculation, questioning, trying…