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Category Archives: Charter Schools
Are Charter Schools the Answer to Education Reform?
Some say yes. Some say no. Come on, people. Could we please ask questions that help us get to useful truths about Education Reform. Article in the New York Times June 30, 2016: Therefore, charter schools are an education fiasco? … Continue reading
Posted in Charter Schools, Education, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, School Culture, School Reform
Tagged education, Leadership, Learning community, school, school reform
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Treat Kids As If Social Responsibility is a Natural Act
Treat Kids As If Social Responsibility is a Natural Act Most Americans would expect that if you put 200 children in one room for an hour near the end of the school year there would be some discipline problems. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Character, Charter Schools, Children, Conflict and Issues, Discipline, Disobedience, Education, Empathy, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, parenting, School Reform, Self-determination, Social Responsibility, Teaching
Tagged Authority, building character, conflict, Discipline, education, kids, Learning community, Parenting, school reform, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Authority that Increases the Authority of Others
of personal authority and sense of purpose When evaluating a school, getting there before school starts can be very useful. You get to see the bearing of the teachers as they arrive. You can read their emotional tone as they greet … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Challenge, Character, Charter Schools, Constructivist Education, decision-making, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, Montessori Education, parenting, Play, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Social Responsibility, Teaching
Tagged achievement, Authority, building character, charter schools, constructivist education, creativity, decision making, Discipline, disobedience, education, emotional intelligence, empathy, enthusiasm, Excellence, fun, Genius, Greatness, Happiness, high school, high school acceptance, inspiration, Joy, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, monessori, Parenting, perseverance, play, resilience, respect, responsibility, school, school culture, school reform, Self-determination, social, success, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, teenager, teenagers
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This March on Washington, Where’s the Dream?
At the end of this month there will be a “Save our Schools March” on Washington. Unlike the 1963 March on Washington, there is no clear, shared vision of what it would look like if the desired changes happened. What … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Charter Schools, College, Creativity, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Excellence, Failure, Genius, Gifted, Greatness, Happiness, High School, Joy, Leadership, Learning community, Loss, Mistakes, parent anxiety, Parent-Teacher Partnerships, parenting, project based learning, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Self-esteem, Standards, Success, Teaching
Tagged Authority, building character, character, child-rearing, conflict, decision making, Discipline, education, Genius, gifted, Happiness, kids, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, overparenting, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, school, school reform, success, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Start Talking Entitled
Exactly two weeks ago, I met Greg Lippman for a cup of coffee and a muffin at Peet’s at 1295 The Alameda in San Jose. Greg’s mission is to help low-achieving students become the first in their family to graduate … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Challenge, Character, Charter Schools, Education, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, parent anxiety, Parent-Teacher Partnerships, parenting, Responsibility, School Reform, Teaching
Tagged Authority, building character, child-rearing, decision making, education, Genius, kids, Learning, overparenting, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, responsibility, school, teacher, teachers, teaching
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