Enrichment Programs
The winners win more at the expense of their classmates. One could hardly disagree that recent generations have experienced increasingly mechanized school practices. Issues impacting …
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Education’s Most Dangerous Idea: Curriculum
Let’s trick ‘em into learning!© 2006 Gary S Stager A friend called a few months back and asked me to tell him my most dangerous …
Education’s Most Dangerous Idea: Curriculum
Let’s trick ‘em into learning! © 2006 Gary S Stager A friend called a few months back and asked me to tell him my most …
…and then? (beta – may be improved later)
I am always looking for ways to help teachers be more intentional and create deeper learning experiences for their students. Today, through the haze of …
Computational Thinking?
Candidly, I have not been enthusiastic about teaching “computational thinking” to kids. In nearly every case, computational thinking seemed to be a dodge intended to …
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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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Am I Making Any Sense?
Uber-edublogger Will Richardson recently published a blog post entitled, Valuing Change. In the article, he reiterated the frequent lament that teachers don’t “consider” or “value” …
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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The Parental Veto of Curriculum (2007)
2012 Note: The New Hampshire legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto and passed a law this week allowing the parental veto of curriculum. The following is …