Sunday Dialogue: A Talent for Teaching Readers discuss what goes into making a gifted teacher. Originally Published in The New York Times, May 4, 2013 Readers React As a former teacher, I could not agree more with Mr. Greene. There is a dangerous myth [...]
No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship." ~ Dr. James Comer [Leave No Child Behind: Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's World, 2004 ] All learning is understanding relationships." ~ George Washington Carver. [American Scientist, Botanist, Educator, and Inventor] To teach we must be taught. Our [...]
Orchard Gardens, a school in Roxbury, Mass., had been plagued by bad test scores and violence -- but one principal's idea to fire the security guards and hire art teachers is helping turn it around. NBC's Katy Tur reports. By Katy Tur | Originally Published at NBC [...]
By David Greene | Originally Published in The New York Times, April 30, 2013 To the Editor: What makes a great teacher? Not every college graduate is cut out to teach, regardless of his or her innate intelligence, G.P.A. or previous career success. Only those with specific [...]
Originally Published by Deb Meier on April 28, 2013 Friends, The continued existence of democracy, much less an even stronger one, is what is in a crisis. The “school crisis”, along with many others, is a distraction. Just a symptom of the more serious crisis we face. [...]
Photo Credit: Brad Jonas -- NSFW Published on Alternet (http://www.alternet.org) | Originally Published in Not Safe for Work Corporation (1) April 26, 2013/ By Yasha Levine (2) | This article first appeared at Not Safe for Work Corporation (3). As you read please consider how you have [...]
"Stay in School." "An education will serve you well." These are the words of a Mom, Dad, or Guardian who cares and perhaps, has yet to achieve their dream. Persons who did as is customarily done, echo the same. However, there are hints evident in their faces [...]
By Shankar Vedantam | National Public Radio. April 22, 2013 | To Listen to the Broadcast Harvard psychologist Mahzarin Banaji was once approached by a reporter for an interview. When Banaji heard the name of the magazine the reporter was writing for, she declined the interview: She [...]
