What’s Next? Field Trip to Chuck E. Cheese?
I love Apple and their products, but this is beyond crass. Field trips to the Apple Store for your class! Parents with their American Express …
Category: leadership
Hey, Look at How all that Rah-Rah Paid Off!
For the past month or so, I’ve been the big old meanie who could love the messenger, but hate the shallow superficial condescending message of …
Florida District without TV, Newspapers, the Constitution or Common Sense
Hey, check it out! There is a school district in Florida that has no apparent connection to the past century or common decency. It’s like …
classic Stager / education policy / leadership / merit pay / news / Obama / politics / teaching
They Hate Me, They Really Really Hate Me!
Kevin Carey, of the “independent” and “innovative” Education Sector, didn’t have the decency to defame me by name when he attacked the cover story, School …
My Plan to Fix NCLB
Save a seat on the bus for me! By: Gary Stager District Administration, Aug 2007 My lack of enthusiasm for all things NCLB is well …
classic Stager / education policy / leadership / learning / news / project-based learning / teaching / technology
Let Them Eat Tech Standards
A funny thing happened to me while in India (besides losing my luggage, teaching for three days on three hours sleep, and confronting an elephant in traffic). While speaking at a conference, I encountered another educator whose work blew my mind.