Connect Joy to Learning
I rewrote Seth Godin's blog entry for today: Organizing for joy. I hope he doesn't mind. The word "joy" made…
Break out of the Box
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
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.”
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
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
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
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
A PATH TO COLLEGE, CAREER AND CIVIC SUCCESS Talents, when revealed, need to be celebrated. Challenges, when discovered, need to…
I love my job
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
The coffee houses of the Enlightenment; the Paris salons of Modernism - two examples of the spaces conducive to innovation…