Once again, we are shocked (stunned, rocked, blindsided, disoriented…) by the news that our utterly outdated educational system is at best delivering average results compared to other nations. The results of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) reported in The New York Times this week were summarized succinctly by Secretary of [...]
keep reading →In a perfect world, we would give students more freedom regarding when, where and how they best learn. This raises the twin possibilities that we would need fewer – or smaller – schools, but more community centers where students could gather and interact.
Think of a home-schooled student who spends much of her afternoon doing [...]
keep reading →Good news: I just found a coherent and proven concept for personalized education.
Bad news: it’s in Sweden, offered by Kunskapsskolan, which means “the knowledge school.”
Good news: the KED (Kunskapsskolan Education) program is coming to the United States.
I first met Peg Hoey after she helped launch and run a charter [...]
keep reading →Great WSJ article today on How Handwriting Trains the Brain. Too bad our school district couldn’t care less.
Last week, we asked our son’s middle school to let the school’s occupational therapist work with him on his handwriting, which is horrible. The district forced us to initiate a special needs request, which they they [...]
keep reading →by Fred Strong, Dean of Faculty, Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences
High school PE class. Maybe you liked it, maybe you dreaded it. Did you have “lines” and “squads”?
Even if the teaching methods in your class were more enlightened than back in my day, the drills and games probably showed who [...]
keep reading →This is a framework from Backbone Communications. I post these frameworks because trying to treat different students differently is more complicated than it sounds, and it helps to have pictures of the various options and approaches.
keep reading →(Book review) – In the midst of chaos, it’s so valuable to discover a calm, assured voice that helps you regain control and sort out what to do next. Allan Collins and Richard Halverson provide that voice for everyone concerned about our educational system.
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution [...]
keep reading →What if the main reason to go to school disappears?
Imagine a time a few years in the future, when individualized e-learning is readily available. You can study any subject, using materials and pacing that perfectly fits not only the way you learn best, but also your goals and schedule. When you need help from [...]
keep reading →Tales of Disruption
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