2007

The School that I’d Like

Back in 1967 – the Observer newspaper in the UK organized an opportunity for children to write on the subject:…

17 years ago

The Moral Compass: Make a Difference and Ask: Can’t we do Better?

These are words from our mission: Poughkeepsie Day School graduates students who: Know who they are and follow their own…

17 years ago

School Choice: Hogwarts or Diffendoofer?

The best parts about the Harry Potter books are all the reminders of the traditional British school story and a…

17 years ago

Tom Peters: Educate for a Creative Society

He's not as funny as Ken Robinson but here is (creative and enterprising) business guru Tom Peters on a rant…

17 years ago

Regeneration

This July marks the ninetieth anniversary of the start of third Ypres - better known as the battle of Passchendaele…

17 years ago

Teachers at Work: Making Eyes Shine

Is classical music dead? Or does everyone love classical music? Does it matter what we say? What does it mean…

17 years ago

Summer School

The morning glories and lilies are in bloom in the courtyard garden. The thistles bloom at the edge of the…

17 years ago

Nuts! A Tale of Morality and Medicine

Do you like eating nuts? You do? And so do squirrels, but even squirrels can eat too many. Tippety Nippet…

17 years ago

College Disorder

You may have seen this article in this week’s New York Times: Colleges Join Forces on a Web Presence to…

17 years ago

The Weekend

The view from Huckleberry Point in the Platte Clove Preserve just before the rainstorm. Saturday June 17th ...and along the…

17 years ago

Connect Joy to Neuroscience

In their zeal to raise test scores, too many policymakers wrongly assume that students who are laughing, interacting in groups,…

17 years ago

Strategic Plan delivered

There was no fanfare of trumpets or marching band but the PDS Strategic Plan arrived on Monday. Victoria accepted delivery…

17 years ago

What’s the difference between school and prison?

I take my title from Gary Stager. Read his commentary and research to answer the question for yourself. (To read…

17 years ago

Change Again

Within the past 50 years, we’ve seen our country move from an industrial economy to an information-based economy. Now, early…

18 years ago