Stop the Insanity (2007)
Stop the Insanity Simple strategies to address the growing epidemic of at-risk learners. By Gary Stager October 2007 issue of District Administration Magazine When politicians …
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Podcast discussion: Does Everyone Need to Code?
For decades, I have marveled at the vehemence with which seemingly reasonable adults defend not teaching kids to program computers. Aside from the typical (and …
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Wanna be a School Reformer? You Better do Your Homework! (2010)
Originally appeared in The Huffington Post on 10/19/2010 Shouldn’t people bold enough to call themselves “school reformers” be familiar with some of the literature on …
Schools Have No Right to Endanger My Child
America once again is in mourning over the 18th or 19th school shooting of 2018. Surely, common sense gun safety legislation is necessary, but educators …
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Coming to a Classroom Near You! (2001)
One seventh grader’s journey includes learning math through Scooby Doo ©2001 Gary S. Stager/Curriculum Administrator Magazine A version of this was published in the August …
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 – …
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Pointing in the Wrong Direction (2003)
The good news is that my daughter’s teachers are at last beginning to use computers. The bad news is they are using them to make PowerPoint presentations.
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Me and Mr. Jones (2001)
The story of a boy’s academic pursuits in New Jersey and education’s lack of progress since then… © 2001 Gary S. Stager/Curriculum Administrator Magazine Published …
Summer Reading, with a Purpose (2002)
I recently published my 2017 summer reading suggestions for educators, but here is an equally radical list from 2002! See my 2006 recommendations too. School’s …
Gary Stager on Direct Instruction (2004)
The following opinion column from the October issue of District Administration Magazine caused the owner (and Editor-in-Chief) of the magazine to publish an apology in the very next issue. …