Books

“Let’s Make It”: Education Comes Full Circle

Unless the mass of workers are to be blind cogs and pinions in the apparatus they employ, they must have…

9 years ago

To Kill a Mockingbird on Trial

I haven't read Go Set a Watchman and I'm not sure I will. I did read the first chapter in…

9 years ago

Loving Learning: Thank You Tom Little

Tom Little’s lifelong passion for progressive education emerged directly from his experience with its antithesis. I was six years old,…

10 years ago

Staying Curious: Susan Engel’s “The Hungry Mind”

The Hungry Mind The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood That's the title of Susan Engel's new book and it's about…

10 years ago

Paper Cuts: Josh at the Sewing Machine

The first day of alleged spring and another day disrupted by the rituals and routines of early dismissal. By  mid…

10 years ago

World Class Learners Do More Than Bubble It In

Looking forward to reading Yong Zhao's new book due out soon:  World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students The…

12 years ago

Pulling for Victory

I've been playing with Skitch. Here is one of the first efforts: A heart-felt thanks for the volunteer advocates for…

13 years ago

“Knowledge not purchased by the loss of power!”

Children: How will they ever know who they are? The question is the last line of  "The Things we Steal…

14 years ago

The Welcome Back Assembly

Ever wonder what happens in an all-school assembly when all students and faculty pre-k through 12th grade gather in the…

14 years ago

When it comes to technology and change: Are you Toad, Mole, or Rat?

When a new technology comes along and knocks you off the old one - in this case a motor car…

15 years ago