RattleBag and Rhubarb

The Possible’s Slow Fuse

Wisdom and inspiration from Emily Dickinson: The gleam of an heroic Act Such strange illumination The Possible's slow fuse is…

14 years ago

How to Read a Report Card

PDS student reports are not just a list of untethered numbers and lettersĀ  but rather in-depth narratives that convey detailed…

14 years ago

A Culture of Testing

Seth Godin wrote about the culture of testing, Netflix and what is untestable. You can read it here. I have…

14 years ago

Snow Day – A Gift of Time

A snow day is a gift of time for play, independent work and keeping connected in the ways that make…

14 years ago

No More Snow Days

School is closed tomorrow - Wednesday - because of the impending storm. In anticipation, middle school director George Swain spoke…

14 years ago

NPR and Me

Just before the break there was a message on the head's listserve from Myra McGovern of NAIS. NPR journalist Tovia…

14 years ago

Chance of Snow

Are we having a snow day tomorrow? Is school going to be closed because of the snow? What are the…

14 years ago

What’s your sentence?

Here's the follow-up video to Dan Pink's question from last new year: What's Your Sentence?: The Video from Daniel Pink…

14 years ago

Team PDS for KIVA

A new year, a new project in global awareness and world citizenship:an anonymous donation to the school has helped us…

14 years ago

Lasting gifts: “The house will remember you.”

Sometimes you are awed by the company you keep. Poughkeepsie Day School is honored and inspired by its partnerships with…

14 years ago