Ask a recent graduate of a school what they are good at when they leave, and how they know? They will likely respond that they were good at this subject
A previous blog post explored the enrollment increases we have been observing in online schools and courses. Increases in students attending online schools are often in the range of 40%,
In 2014 it finally registered that I needed to change the way I approached teaching my students. Until then, my middle school Humanities classes had always conducted several research projects,
December 6, 2023 Revolutionizing Teacher Professional Development with Agile In education, the growth and development of teachers are the linchpin to unlocking the full potential of students. With teaching methodologies
December 4, 2023 As we dig into quarter 2, with the holidays looming and daylight vanishing, I invite you to embrace your inner fat bear. Let me explain: At a
December 1, 2023 America is at an inflection point. In our politics, this is obvious, but now as in the past, education reflects the social goals and political interests of
November 29, 2023 Grace is not a word that comes up in school mission statements. However, a consideration of grace (with reference to human behavior) could be a panacea for
November 27, 2023 Do you wish you had fewer conflicts with your children involving screen time, homework, and chores? Would you like to eliminate the sense that you’re nagging by
November 24, 2023 Miles Kingston, in a quote made famous by Irish rugby player Brian O’Driscoll, once said, “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not
November 22, 2023 Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and a
November 20, 2023 Last week in the beating heart of Silicon Valley, where humanity is not short of messiahs, a very human story started with independent school parallels and emerging
November 20, 2023 When I was growing up, in the nineties, schools had computer labs: rooms tricked out with candy-colored machines where teachers sent us weekly to learn how to
November 17, 2023 How might we transform our relationality with the world, as the world, especially the non-human world? In this episode, I speak with Rūta Žemčugovaitė. Rūta is a