The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
Before accepting over-testing as inevitable, try debating the issue with parents and students! Please subscribe to my very occasional newsletter! Our schools are in the …
There are but a few reading memories I have from my childhood. I loved McCloskey’s Homer Price, The MAD Adventures of Captain Klutz, Woody Allen’s Without Feathers, D’aulaire’s Book …
I am beyond thrilled to share the stage with Dennis Littky at this weekend’s TEDxNYED. For those of you unfamiliar with Dennis Littky and his …
I’ve been asked occasionally to name my ten favorite jazz CDs. This is not necessarily the most important recordings, but my favorites. John Coltrane – …
We are cheating our students by turning reading into a game of dodgeball. There is lots of talk about games and education these days. Educators …
Last week, my 7 year-old nephew, (let’s call him) Homer, brought home another stupendous homework assignment. He was required to read a phonics primer to …
Note: I don’t normally write film reviews, but the film I just saw angered me in ways I have rarely experienced. I just treated myself …
In case you missed it, ISTE asked me to participate in a Point/Counterpoint faux debate over “screen time.” Unbeknownst to me, my friend Rick Weinberg …
Wake the kids and phone the neighbors! The last Late Show with David Letterman before Christmas Eve is one of the great unheralded annual holiday …
Each year I make dozens of presentations at educational events around the world. Nearly every presentation is followed by an audience member asking, “Can I …