December 2014 Blog Posts (66)

The reading paradox: How standards mislead teachers by Kathleen Porter-Magee

The reading paradox: How standards mislead teachers

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Added by Michael Keany on December 4, 2014 at 7:58am — No Comments

While Teacher Preparation Programs Catch Up, Heroes Emerge in Our Schools

Teacher preparation programs have to catch up.  Until then, filling the gaps that those shortcomings create has become the responsibility of the teachers and leaders in schools which hire recent graduates. Those districts large enough have teacher leaders, including department chairs, and curriculum personnel in the district office who can support the principals. Together they carry the burden of developing the novice teacher. But, many more schools have only the principal and the…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on December 4, 2014 at 6:49am — No Comments

The Wisdom of Gandhi

When Gandhi was studying law at the University College of London, a white professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity toward him.  Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him, as he expected, there were always "arguments" and confrontations.

 

One day, Mr. Peters was…

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Added by Michael Keany on December 3, 2014 at 8:51am — No Comments

Why the Growth Mindset is the Only Way to Learn By Edudemic Staff

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Why the Growth Mindset is the Only Way to Learn

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Added by Michael Keany on December 2, 2014 at 4:28pm — No Comments

Changing School Start Times Can Leverage Deeper Change

We think sleep is an important factor contributing to good physical and emotional health. We think good health is part of the foundation needed for learning. And we think the time is right to reexamine school schedules. But why not take advantage of the interest in changing school schedules and roll the rest of what needs to change for 21st century learning into this conversation? Schools for this century include research, re-designed curriculum,…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on December 2, 2014 at 5:48am — No Comments

Descriptive versus Prescriptive-- still a hot issue

I first wrote about this 20 years ago; the issue is still around; and I think the academic left STILL pretends that calling something "prescriptive" is really VERY damning.

 They reach this verdict by a twisted sophistry that mixes up how you treat natives in the jungles of South America with how you treat people-- expert and not so expert – in New York City.

This may be…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on December 1, 2014 at 9:19pm — No Comments

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