Education

“I deserve it, you don’t”: Marshmallows and crime

Deferred gratification – that ability to work for something now at the expense of immediate reward in order to receive…

15 years ago

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Listen to this podcast interview with Clayton Christensen – one of the authors of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will…

15 years ago

Many Minds, Many Voices, Many Stories

The history of Nigeria and African colonialism is not Chinua Achebe and Things Fall Apart; the Holocaust is not Anne…

15 years ago

Coal smoke and kippers

The farmers’ market is full of strange squash and gourds and pumpkins of every color, shape, and size. Autumn – …

15 years ago

10 ways to boost job satisfaction: Resolutions for teache

There’s never a shortage of advice for teachers. And because everyone went to school  – everyone is an expert on…

15 years ago

Praising the Beast

We asked the captain what course of action he proposed to take toward a beast so large, so terrifying, and…

15 years ago

And the geeks should inherit the school….

Great essay by Daniel Roth in Wired magazine about “geeks” and school. Some extracts: “The driving force in the life…

15 years ago

Why give homework?

Every year at the annual Eagle Society poetry reading a lower school student demonstrates that s/he has spent homework time…

15 years ago

Educating Citizens

PDS has had a longtime commitment to service learning and getting involved to make a difference.  I was pleased to…

15 years ago

The Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009: Twitter up. Powerpoint down.

For those who enjoy lists:  The top 100 tools for learning. This is the 3rd year learning professionals from all…

15 years ago