Politics

My First and Last Poppy: Evermore and Nevermore

In Memory of Lance Corporal Frank Herbert Sims. Royal Army Medical Corps who died on 28 January 1919 Age 34 Son…

12 years ago

Bash Street Pols

Could it be that some of the harping on 21st century skills and the need for 21st century schools is…

15 years ago

Show an Affirming Flame: It’s Not The Real World and That’s a Good Thing

On the last day of the year, time to show an affirming flame as another low dishonest decade ends. I’ll…

15 years ago

Locked out of Learning

When I’m in the car I listen to WAMC, and yesterday I heard Roland Fryer’s Dowmel lecture. His specialty is…

15 years ago

Whatever it takes ….

Is this what we mean by that current refrain "Whatever it takes"? This is from another era - 1991. Anything…

15 years ago

Publish! And democratize learning.

Interesting post from The Innovative Educator: 21st Century Educators Don’t Say, “Hand It In.” They say, “Publish It! Read the…

15 years ago

With the Guns

With school closed for the day there was time for a walk. Buttercup Farm Sanctuary off Route 82 just north…

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

Like a good debate?

Interested in education? Like a good debate? Then Bridging Differences is for you. It's an ongoing debate between two of…

16 years ago

Saving the Children from Science

There's another of those scary science stories in today's NYTimes: Split Outcome in Texas Battle in Teaching Evolution. The real…

16 years ago