language

Creatives v. The Rest Of Us

I like the work of the RSA very much and enjoy their articles, posts and animations. But their continued use of…

11 years ago

A is for…A Poughkeepsie Day School Lexicon

A is for Algebra, Anthropology, Arts and Athletics. We teach them all. People often refer to the STEM curriculum (It's…

13 years ago

From the silo to the beach

In the conversations at this year's NYSAIS think tank (Twitter hashtag #NYSAIStt11) the language we use has not been the…

13 years ago

What the dickens?

Looks like the new UK education minister is channeling Thomas Gradgrind: Pupils must learn about Miss Havisham, says Minister They…

14 years ago

Digital literacy across the curriculum

It's not about the tools and the testing, it's about the learning and the thinking. Digital literacy is an important…

15 years ago

“What ails thee Jock?”

By now you have probably been sent a link to, or have even read, Playing to Learn – Susan Engel’s…

15 years ago

Truthy quotes: The best and the bogus

A good quotation is like the perfect tweet - short, pithy, memorable, wise and wonderful. The the tip of an…

15 years ago

Hoover that google

With google now declared the word of the decade, tweet the word of the year and unfriend now officially in…

15 years ago

Dangerous Praise

Good reminder about how not to praise from Stephen Currie in a recent post to the PDS Math Guy Blog.…

15 years ago

Good news for wool gatherers

A wandering mind heads toward insight WSJ article  reports on findings that suggest: …our brain may be most actively engaged…

15 years ago

Are you phobic?

How many words are there in the English language? Estimates vary but most agree there are quite a few.  And…

15 years ago

Stephen Colbert hears the Mermaids

What's the difference between a metaphor and lying? With a president who reads Derek Walcott and quotes June Jordan it's…

16 years ago

False Promise: The Ersatz Language of School Reform

An article by Alfie Kohn in The Nation is a timely reminder of how language is so easily co-opted to…

16 years ago

What’s your favorite word?

What’s your favorite word and is it in this dictionary yet?  If not, then consider making a personal contribution. Meanwhile…

16 years ago

Monolingualism can be cured

El externado de Poughkeepsie desarrolla a ciudadanos educados con una pasión para aprender y vivir. Nuestra comunidad exige integridad, responsabilidad…

18 years ago