Cameras for Classrooms
Cameras should play an essential role in any classroom. They need to be freely accessible and abundant. Cameras can tell stories, document learning adventures and …
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Time for a Tactical Shift
Dear colleagues and friends of progressive education, It is time for us to stop arguing against high-stakes testing. Americans LOVE the idea of high-stakes as …
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Dr. Stager’s Prescription for Improving S.T.E.M.
The first step in improving Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) in our classrooms is to find evidence of its existence. S.T.E.M. currently suffers from …
Catch Gary in the Act
Come see Gary Stager speak at the forthcoming events! November 5, 2012 Keynote speaker 16th Annual Innovative Learning Institute Norman, Oklahoma November 6, 2012 Workshop …
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Lawrence O’Donnell’s Inadvertent Wisdom on Education Reform
On October 12, 2012, MSNBC host and former West Wing writer, Lawrence O’Donnell, dedicated his “Rewrite” commentary to the sorts of changes he believes would …
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Nostalgia is No Substitute for Reason
I hold Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige of Lesley University (aka: Matt Damon’s mother) in great esteem, but was alarmed by her recent contribution to The Answer …
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Class Rules for a New School Year
I enjoyed a lovely lunch today in the Republic of Užupis. In between bites of pizza, I couldn’t help but think of how many teachers …
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Sometimes a blog comment needs to be a post of its own
Will Richardson wrote a nice blog post, “The Thin Value of Proposition,” in which he argues that the true value in education is the relationship …
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Dear Chris and Will
First, my good friend Chris Lehmann wrote about in “Why I Am Against For Profit Schools,” how the school privatization movement (and I would add …
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Two New Encounters with a Legend
Few authors, activists, intellectuals or teachers move me like Jonathan Kozol. For nearly a half century, Kozol has given voice to the optimistic, playful, scared, …