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Category Archives: School Reform
Epistemology: the Heart of a Good Curriculum
What if “epistemology” were written on the whiteboard on the first day of school, and referred to every day after that? What if “To know how you know what you think you know” were universally understood as the point of a curriculum? What … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Authority, Brain Development, Character, Children, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Excellence, First Day of School, Genius, Integrity, Justice, Learning community, Mistakes, parenting, project based learning, School Culture, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Standards, STEM subjects, Success, Teaching, Technology and Education, Thoughtfulness
Tagged Authority, building character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, Parenting, parenting skills, school, school reform, teachers, teaching
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A Dynamic Mind; Not a Growth Mindset
The antidote for a “fixed mindset” is not a “growth mindset,” but a mind on a mission. One morning ten years ago a kindergarten teacher named John walked into his class wearing a pink shirt. There had been an outbreak of students … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Diversity, Genius, Learning community, parenting, Praise, School Culture, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Social Anxiety, Success, Teaching
Tagged building character, child-rearing, diversity, education, Genius, growth mindset, Learning community, Parenting, school, school reform, stereotyping, teachers
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Learning Language, Math, & Science Concepts Through Play
Play is essential to optimize learning Language, Math, Science, as well as preparing the brain for collaboration, creativity and making valuable contributions to the world. Please follow and like us:
Posted in Brain Development, Children, Constructivist Education, Education, Genius, Play, Preschool, School Reform, STEM subjects, Teaching
Tagged achievement, brain development, constructivist education, creativity, decision making, education, leaders, Leadership, Learning, math, math teaching, play, Preschool, project based learning, school, school reform, self-actualization, STEM subject, success, teaching
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Are We Unraveling? Sources of the Rising Rage.
Excellent short summary of the history of social unrest in America of the last 70 years & the origins of rising rage. One critical piece is missing from the history and the analysis: a dysfunctional public school system. The American educational system, designed … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Genius, School Culture, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, violence
Tagged Anger, conflict, education, school, school reform
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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: Please follow and like us:
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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