A Whole Lotta Coloring Goin’ On (May 2003)
Has anyone else noticed that there’s a whole lot of coloring going on in schools? I’m not talking about primary grades. I see an alarming …
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Laptops Keep Falling on My Head (July 2002)
Maine’s great laptop experiment should not be picked at, but applauded In September, every seventh grader in Maine–and their teachers–will be given their own iBook …
Mea Culpa (November 2004)
I’m writing this column because I’m embarrassed. Two recent issues of District Administration have carried columns by Gary Stager that have attacked aspects of the …
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In Search of the Holy Grail (May 2002)
On the front seat of a New Orleans taxi was a television the cabbie managed to watch while driving. The TV was tuned to an …
No Double Half-Caf Venti Low-Fat Mochaccino Left Behind (2007)
There’s some serious thought behind the Frappuccino. It is no accident that people are willing to pay over four bucks for a cup of joe …
Gary Stager on Jazz Education (July 2004)
What sort of mature culture relies on Jessica Simpson to “Save the Music?” I first encountered Roy Haynes 26 years ago as a high school …
The Best Way to Make Enemies
The Best Way to Make Enemies… Do the impossible © 2008 Gary S. Stager Since 1990, I have worked in schools where every child has …
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Perestroika and Epistemological Politics
In July 1990, Dr. Seymour Papert was the closing keynote speaker at a historic event, the World Conference on Computers in Education, held in Sydney, …
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Alfie Kohn Kicks Butt Again!
Check out the transcript chronicling a debate between Alfie Kohn and Gene Wilhoit, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers. The subject …
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My Educon 2.2 Sessions
This weekend, January 29-31, I will be in America’s winter vacationland, Philadelphia, to participate in a timeless tradition, the annual running of the bull at …