The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
NYU psychologist Gary Marcus wrote an interesting article recently in the Huffington Post. He explores the phenomena that might account for the enormous popularity of …
In case you hadn’t noticed, the Dale Carnegie era is well and truly over. American republican democracy is at great risk when one party, the …
While on a recent flight across the South Pacific, I pondered the challenges facing American education. Somewhere high above Guam it hit me. What we …
Will public schools continue to exist in the United States? You have to wonder when you consider the press release below. This morning, billionaire mischief …
Laura Bush Praises Obama, Defends Back-To-School Speech In an interview with CNN, Mrs. Bush, a former school teacher, said, “There’s a place for the president …
Greetings from Australia! Karl Fisch’s latest blog, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?, and a horrific current event inspired me to mine the Stager …
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 …
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 …
From Curriculum Administrator Magazine — June 2000 Amidst the sadism, angst and mediocrity of middle school, two social studies teachers had an important impact on …
There are many ways to evaluate excellent educational leadership. Here is a true story demonstrating such leadership. A school principal recently led me on a …