The fire within

15 years ago

"To succeed...it's the fire within that must be lit." Purpose, mastery, autonomy (mission not money as motivation.) Watch the video…

Math Curriculum Makeover: Be less helpful

15 years ago

Math makes sense of the world: Here's math teacher Dan Meyer speaking at the TEDxNYED conference in March.

The wild front ear

15 years ago

If blogging is supposed to have an element of timeliness then  I have given up on that ideal.  After all…

Failing is essential

15 years ago

The ratio between success and failure remains pretty constant. To succeed means we must fail. And the more often we…

Childhood has Changed: Playtime is Over

15 years ago

Here's an article to read by David Elkind in the NYTimes Playtime is Over It's an important topic. It's an…

“The death of education as we know it may be the birth of learning as we need it”

15 years ago

I’m more than a bit late with my NAIS annual conference round up but then …excuses, excuses…what with returning to…

Here they come…National Standards

15 years ago

National Standards kindergarten through 12th grade are on their way. At PDS we are looking forward to taking a good…

“If a school fulfills its mission there must be constant evolution…”

15 years ago

It is quite possible that the assigning of grades to school children and college students as a kind of reward…

Transformation: Diane Ravitch and School Reform

15 years ago

“School reform today is like a freight train, and I’m out on the tracks saying, ‘You’re going the wrong way!’ ”…

The Ruben’s Tube: Dancing Fire

15 years ago

Click for an UPDATED version of this experiment and with a great new video. It’s always great when a student…