Whatever it takes ….

15 years ago

Is this what we mean by that current refrain "Whatever it takes"? This is from another era - 1991. Anything…

State of Play

15 years ago

So the debate on the purpose of play in early childhood simmers on. It popped up on my Facebook page…

Publish! And democratize learning.

15 years ago

Interesting post from The Innovative Educator: 21st Century Educators Don’t Say, “Hand It In.” They say, “Publish It! Read the…

Dangerous Praise

15 years ago

Good reminder about how not to praise from Stephen Currie in a recent post to the PDS Math Guy Blog.…

“We wish all children could be glad and safe.”

15 years ago

“War is not here” “No sirens are warning us of air raids” and the last line “We wish all children…

Testing Madness on the Race to Nowhere

15 years ago

A colleague at a nearby school sent me this link to the NYTimes – just the latest bulletin from a…

You Want To Change Behavior? Make It Fun

15 years ago

Education is all about change. And fun makes it so much more effective. Here's a great example from Stockholm -…

That was then: Are we “betraying most of our children”?

15 years ago

From: We are the people movie people This landmark independent documentary … explores the education system … and asks whether…

The new literacy ladder. What rung are you on?

15 years ago

The world is moving at a tremendous rate. Going no one knows where. We must prepare our children, not for…

With the Guns

15 years ago

With school closed for the day there was time for a walk. Buttercup Farm Sanctuary off Route 82 just north…