The Hungry Mind The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood That's the title of Susan Engel's new book and it's about…
Not content with sweeping the international testing stakes Finland is setting about radical school design and reform - again. And given…
I'm not sure when PDS became a member of NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) but it was a long…
The first day of alleged spring and another day disrupted by the rituals and routines of early dismissal. By mid…
It's been a cold winter here in the Hudson Valley. Poughkeepsie records only go back to 1949 but this February…
Dropped by the prek-k last week and found them deep in a pattern block exercise (well it actually felt like…
There’s solid evidence that American students do well when they are encouraged to think for themselves and expected to collaborate…
John Maeda is the keynote speaker at #naisac this week and I'm looking forward to hearing him. He just shared…
The NAIS Annual Conference - #naisac15 - is coming right up. This year schools were invited to contribute to an…
"Once upon a time there was a mindless little girl named Little Red Riding Hood " So begins Ellen Langer's…