2012
The IBM Selectric Typewriter and Kenyon House: “You must have been drunk!”
Cross-posted from Josie's Blog Did you know that Poughkeepsie Day School now has a Fab Lab? It's short for fabrication…
Ready or not, here they come
After more than a year of preparation we’re as ready as we’re going to be. This Sunday a team of…
Middle School Learning Community
How we took four classrooms and a corridor and created a contemporary learning space for the middle school in the…
The Web of Respect
Cross posted from Josie's Blog It was the spider started it. A noiseless, patient, useful spider had spun a tremendous…
“What do you want to do?”
Today is back-to-school day for the faculty at PDS and today we are launching Project Innovate: Five Teams with a…
Child Education Magazine – a window on the past
On my recent visit to England I came across a small trove of Child Education magazines (published by Evans Brothers…
Change hits Welcome Back to School
This cartoon is making the rounds this morning: Reminds me of those words often claimed to be either a Chinese…
The One Cool Thing
I had the privilege last week of working with a great bunch of educators at the NYSAIS Think Tank at…
Dr. Yong Zhao at ISTE12
Dr. Yong Zhao addresses ISTE 2012 attendees on the topic of " Global, Creative, and Entrepreneurial: Defining High-Quality Education."
In Memory of Lawnin Robinson Gindele 1926-2011
Lawnin Robinson Gindele - Poughkeepsie Day School parent and trustee. President of the Board 1968-1969
Four Reasons Why Poughkeepsie Day School is Not the Real World
Poughkeepsie Day School – it’s just not the real world. Of course it’s not. And – thank goodness for that.…
World Class Learners Do More Than Bubble It In
Looking forward to reading Yong Zhao's new book due out soon: World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students The…
Pulling for Victory
I've been playing with Skitch. Here is one of the first efforts: A heart-felt thanks for the volunteer advocates for…
Learning to Live (then going home for tea)
"So the children of a democracy learn to take their place in the world of tomorrow." The British Council has…
