The Day My Google Alert Went Crazy
I’ve been online since 1983 and my own web site dates back to the first term of the Clinton presidency. Along the way, I may …
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Newark, NJ: Larger Class Sizes and Unqualified Teachers – Perfect Together
In my thirty-two years of work with schools and educators on six continents, I have never worked with more caring, competent, generous or hardworking educators than those employed by the Newark Public Schools.
NEW! International Strategy for 1:1 Implementation
The following new strategy for 1:1 implementation in schools has been based on careful observation of emerging standards and implementation patterns across the globe. Step …
A Milestone in the Annals of Education
As Thomas Friedman once said, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Two educators have developed a radical pedagogical theory solving an timeless problem that has …
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Voice is Cheap
Student voice is good. We should take the needs, interests, concerns, talent, curiosity, discomfort, and joy of children seriously. (pretty courageous statement, eh?) However, if …
On Those Back-to-School Packets (2004)
In First Chance to Make a Learning Impression, my friend Will Richardson shares his disappointment with the “back-to-school” packets he just received in anticipation of …
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My Interview in California School Business Magazine
A boyhood dream has come true. I was interviewed by California School Business Magazine! I certainly sized the opportunity to pull no punches. I left …
Coming to a Classroom Near You (2001)
Coming to a Classroom Near You! Oneseventh grader’s journey includes learning math through Scooby Doo ©2001 Gary S. Stager/Curriculum Administrator Magazine A version of this …
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Please Stop Spreading Manure
Almost daily, a colleague I respect posts a link to some amazing tale of classroom innovation, stupendous new education product or article intended to improve …
Halt the Testing Madness! (2003)
Before accepting overtesting as inevitable, try debating the issue with parents and students By Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. Originally published in District Administration Magazine – …