Break out of the Box

14 years ago

Prior to the industrialization of education, the education model was centered around a single-room school house consisting of one teacher…

We asked…they told: 100% feel safe in school

14 years ago

100% of PDS high school students agreed with all of these statements on the HSSSE : I  feel safe in…

HSSSE 2: “The shape of these bubbles is oppressive.”

14 years ago

This is the second post reporting on the results of the survey we administered at PDS  last spring: The High…

Tests that matter: Measuring the PDS Difference

14 years ago

We asked....They told. The High School Survey of Student Engagement (known as the Hessie) is a highly regarded survey measuring…

High Stakes Testing New York City Style

14 years ago

A colleague from a neighboring school has sent the following link from the  New York Times. It's a cautionary tale…

Ending the Race: One Project and its Mission

14 years ago

We need a broader vision of success. We believe that real success results from attention to the basic developmental needs…

A Path to Success: Talents. Challenges. Problems

14 years ago

A PATH TO COLLEGE, CAREER AND CIVIC SUCCESS Talents, when revealed, need to be celebrated. Challenges, when discovered, need to…

I love my job

14 years ago

Some days just stand out. And this was one of them. First there was breakfast in the new dining room…

Connections: How good ideas happen to good minds

14 years ago

The coffee houses of the Enlightenment; the  Paris salons of Modernism  - two examples of the spaces conducive to innovation…

Susan Engel on testing tests

14 years ago

From the NYTimes Scientifically tested tests ...there are few indications that the multiple-choice format of a typical test, in which…