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September 12, 2024 The National Association of Independent Schools is spotlighting the idea of “navigating the tension between tradition and innovation” as part of a focus on “creating sustainable schools.”
May 20, 2024 Recently, I have heard a few interviews focusing on the misunderstandings, lies, and distortions spread by the social media filters through which passed the evolving scientific insights
Published in The Puzzle (Carney Sandoe & Associates) January 2021 January 24, 2024 As student, teacher, administrator, parent, and trustee, I have spent a lifetime in independent schools. I have
On November 28, I attended a truly excellent webinar conversation with Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, hosted by Intrepid Ed News and OESIS. Once again, I was struck by the response
October 17, 2023 Another workshop. Another late afternoon, the light fading as the enthusiasm and energy of the presenter grow. An unsettling whiff of change floats in the air —
September 11, 2023 In 2000, I met neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, then a doctoral student at Harvard Graduate School of Education (she is now a professor at the University of
August 15, 2023 Here is Alice, lost in Wonderland and seeking direction from the Cheshire Cat: “Would you tell me, please, which way to go from here?” “That depends a
July 17, 2023 As a young, new teacher I was naïve. I thought school reform was simple: Understand how learning happens, and design schools based on that understanding. It’s not
June 21, 2023 This article by Alden Blodget is the first in our summer series about the findings of neuroscience, their connection to meaning-making, and how we apply this new
May 16, 2023 In a country where self-serve businesses seem a fitting symbol for a pervasive approach to life, I’m not surprised that I get a lot of criticism for