January 26, 2023 Teaching the Holocaust by Inquiry, Elizabeth Krasemann, Foreword by Michael Berenbaum. LIT Verlag GmbH & Co., Zurich, 2022. These are fascinating times to teach students about the
January 23, 2023 In light of a sea of political and economic shifts in recent years, it is no surprise there’s been a renewed interest in civics education. Questions abound
January 9, 2023 During 31 years in the independent school world (35 if you add the student experience), visiting over 100 schools was one of my favorite activities. I always
January 5, 2023 Like most students over the past 100 or so years, I learned to write essays by rote repetition of the lifeless five-paragraph formula: introduction leading to a
December 16, 2022 Last year in an advanced English class, a student came to office hours in deep angst. If she were a whistling kettle, she would have been emitting
December 1, 2022 When we were in Math class in the third grade, one of my friends asked the teacher: “Why are we learning Math?” The teacher calmly said: “It
November 7, 2022 It’s been two months now since the school year began. We’ve all facilitated and attended Back to School nights and the opening of the year socials, so
November 3, 2022 “I haven’t lectured in my class since 2007.” I said this many times over the years, and now I am back to lecturing — sorta! It all
November 2, 2022 The International Baccalaureate celebrated its 50th anniversary four years ago in 2018. Even with such a substantial history, it would seem that misconceptions about the IB programs
October 21, 2022 For independent schools, mission is the differentiator. As all schools try their hardest to create competitive academic programs which position students to excel, the mission serves as