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Setting Free the Books: On Stepping Aside as Teaching

By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. December 5, 2013 While film critics have offered mostly negative reviews of This Is 40, I have watched all and then parts of the film multiple times during its run on cable TV because I [...]

Setting Free the Books: On Stepping Aside as Teaching2016-11-29T17:38:28-05:00

New Orleans Struggles To Provide Adequate Education For Special-Needs Students

Photograph; Kelly Fischer says she visited three New Orleans charter schools, and all told her that they couldn't provide services to her disabled son, Noah. Rush Jagoe for The Wall Street Journal By Kari Harden
 | Originally Published at Louisana Weekly. December 2, 2013 When Kelly Fisher [...]

New Orleans Struggles To Provide Adequate Education For Special-Needs Students2016-11-29T17:38:29-05:00

Early Learning: This Is Not a Test

By Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education, Lesley University | Originally Published at AFT American Teacher Federation November 17, 2013 | Download pdf Early childhood education is “in” these days—from the bipartisan bill introduced in Congress this [...]

Early Learning: This Is Not a Test2016-11-29T17:38:31-05:00

Chicago Teachers Union Urges Parents To Oppose Standardized Tests For Young Kids

By Becky Schlikerman | Originally Published at Sun Times. November 7, 2013 5:52PM The Chicago Teachers Union Thursday urged its members and parents to take a stand against standardized tests. CTU President Karen Lewis announced the “Let us Teach” campaign in Chicago as similar measures were rolled [...]

Chicago Teachers Union Urges Parents To Oppose Standardized Tests For Young Kids2016-11-29T17:38:31-05:00

How the Power of Interest Drives Learning

Annie Murphy Paul | Originally Published at MindShift November 4, 2013 In recent years researchers have begun to build a science of interest, investigating what interest is, how interest develops, what makes things interesting, and how we can cultivate interest in ourselves and others. They are finding [...]

How the Power of Interest Drives Learning2016-11-29T17:38:35-05:00

Lawmaker Responds To Criticism of Bill Third Grade Retention

A proposal under consideration by Michigan legislators would not allow students to be promoted to fourth grade if they are not proficient in reading. (MLive File photo) The literature is, was, and likely will long be available. There is "Evidence of Negative Outcomes of Retention." Studies consistently [...]

Lawmaker Responds To Criticism of Bill Third Grade Retention2016-11-29T17:38:35-05:00

What You Need To Know About Babies, Toddlers And Screen Time

Eva Hu-Stiles virtually interacts with her grandmother. iPad assist by Elise Hu-Stiles. John W. Poole/NPR By Elise Hu i | Originally Published at National Public Radio. October 28, 2013 | To Listen or Listen Below This week, we're exploring the tech frontier through the eyes of our [...]

What You Need To Know About Babies, Toddlers And Screen Time2016-11-29T17:38:36-05:00

Is the ‘Dumb Jock’ Really a Nerd?

By Jason Stanley and John W. Krakauer | Originally Published at The New York Times. THE STONE October 27, 2013, 7:00 pm In the frequent debates over the merits of science and philosophy, or the humanities in general, it is often assumed that the factual grounding and [...]

Is the ‘Dumb Jock’ Really a Nerd?2016-11-29T17:38:36-05:00

On Children and Kindness: A Principled Rejection of “No Excuses”

The question of truth, consequences, punishment and principles come together under the guise of a "no excuses" policy. Who do we retain, why, and when are questions we ask in society writ-large. When these same queries show up in our schools what do we do? We might [...]

On Children and Kindness: A Principled Rejection of “No Excuses”2016-11-29T17:38:37-05:00
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