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What? Wow! And Amazing!

Just a sample of some of the reactions from the high school when they returned to school today. Kenyon House…

16 years ago

Grading and Upgrading

Take Paul Barnwell's "test" in this article from NEA Today.  How do your answers compare?  Did he miss any questions?…

16 years ago

It takes a teacher … to make a difference

... I was always interested in trying to communicate, to have a feeling from someone to make me feel that…

16 years ago

“The Class” – a film to look for

Teachers often take a jaundiced eye to films that claim to depict the classroom experience. It’s akin to being skeptical…

16 years ago

The Lower School chooses Joan Miro

If you're going to MoMA for the Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night - good luck. It's a…

16 years ago

A Winter Walk

This time along the Appalachian Trail by the side of the Housatonic River,  north out of Kent. The snow was…

16 years ago

“Suddenly there’s Poughkeepsie”

Suddenly there’s Poughkeepsie what a hard time the Hudson River has had trying to get to the sea it seemed…

16 years ago

What’s next?

First  the music and the record stores closed.  And then the  books - Posman's on Broadway, Ivy's and too many…

16 years ago

In his Element- Ken Robinson is back

Kennneth Robinson – Sir Ken – made quite the international splash when his TEDTalk on  How schools kill creativity went…

16 years ago

False Promise: The Ersatz Language of School Reform

An article by Alfie Kohn in The Nation is a timely reminder of how language is so easily co-opted to…

16 years ago