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We Are Under Construction But There’s Still Plenty of Room for Recess

With the main playground currently out of bounds due to construction those swings are still, the tire swing empty, the…

16 years ago

Failing at Fairness (again)

A decade or so ago the focus was all on girls and how schools were failing to give them the…

16 years ago

Donald “Trump” Duck, Goldilocks and the Three Bear Markets

More humor. This time from Fast Company magazine where Tom Stern wonders whether the over achievement of some adults has…

16 years ago

Greetings, Parents

Did you see this Op-Art piece by Bruce Handy in yesterday's NYTimes? Hilarious. It's a spoof of back-to-school registration forms.…

16 years ago

Perturbation, Paradox and the Welcome Back Picnic: The Virtue of Necessary Change

Balance is a wonderful thing. We want it in our lives and in our school curriculum. But sometimes we need…

16 years ago

The September Welcome Picnic

The weather held, everyone ate, children played, old friends caught up and new friendships were made. Magnificent garden gate prizes…

16 years ago

Building? The Kindergarten is Ready

Found in the kindergarten classroom yesterday - the hard hats lined up in the block building area ready for the…

16 years ago

Transformation

Last week I found this huge moth attached to my back screen door. It was several inches across and a…

17 years ago

Saving Our Children from NDD

I've written on this topic before but this is a wonderful blog post from New Zealand by Bruce Hammonds' Leading and Learning…

17 years ago

Problem-solving is what you do when ….

Problem solving is what you do when you don't know what to do. - Alinda. That's just one of the…

17 years ago