It’s time to get a little existential. In this episode, my friend an colleague Bruce Dixon and I are discussing the profound artistry of teaching. Fueled by our mutual love of the works of Seymour Sarason, Bruce and I are going to weigh in on some of the topics mentioned in our last Shifting Conversations […]
#36: Changing Educational Norms That No Longer Serve Us Read More »
If we’re talking about kids and schools, and I say “success,” what do you think of? How about “achievement”? Or “high expectations”? I’ve written many times about my surprise at how little consistency I find among groups of teachers and leaders from the same school have around the word most basic to our work: “learning.”
The Importance of Common Language Read More »
On rare occasion, usually when I’m struggling with a bout of insomnia or boredom, I’ll hop on Twitter and take part in a “chat,” a usually unfollowable, fast-stream of 140-character observations and opinions from dozens (if not hundreds) of people that requires it’s own literacy and mindset to make even a modicum of sense at.
There’s Really Only One Way to “Raise Student Engagement” Read More »
My daughter, the high school senior, was in the middle of prepping a presentation for Social Studies when I called home from the road a few days ago. “How’s it going?” I asked. “It’s so annoying,” she said without missing a beat. “What’s annoying about it?” I asked, pretty much knowing what her reply would
What We Know Isn’t What We Do Read More »
