Whole School Summer Reading Suggestions for Educators
I once heard former President Clinton say, “every problem in education has been solved somewhere.” Educators stand on the shoulders of giants and should be fluent …
Tag: school reform
NO! I Will Not Buy Your Damned School Supplies!
This time of year, the “news” is full of heartwarming back-to-school tales of good citizens buying school supplies for needy classrooms. Pop-music footnotes, Katy Perry …
Paying for Homework
I just received the following email from my nephew, a conscientious and excellent student currently enrolled at an East Coast university costing $68,000/year – before …
#IProfitOffAhmed.com
Neither social justice or the right to a high-quality public school education free of brutality and intolerance can be exchanged for exciting cash and prizes.
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My Objections to the Common Core State Standards (1.0)
The following is an attempt to share some of my objections to Common Core in a coherent fashion. These are my views on a controversial …
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Costa Rican Annual Lecture Videos
In November, I had a the great honor of working with my colleagues at the Omar Dengo Foundation, Costa Rica’s NGO responsible for computers in …
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___Thinking
Thinking and learning are strong proud words. When educational publishers or policy-makers seek to modify such terms, (re: design thinking, discovery learning, computational thinking…), the result seems less than …
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 …
An Open Letter to Bill Gates (2006)
ARCHIVE Don’t give up on schools, there is still much to be done By Gary Stager District Administration, Aug 2006 Dear Mr. Gates: I write …
Gary Stager on International Ed Comparisons (2005)
Gary Stager on International Ed Comparisons John Dewey is Ours! By Gary Stager District Administration, Apr 2005 Put on your dunce caps! It’s international education comparison …