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How is knowledge constructed in school? Sounds like a simple question. As a former science teacher, and someone who taught in a rather traditional fashion, I would have answered this question this way. I (teacher) helped my students come to understand chemistry by presenting the ideas, laying out the story, challenging them with problems, asking…
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Where was the benevolence at St. George’s School in Rhode Island? The New York Times and Richard Perez-Pena tell the story in the article, ‘Private Hell’: Prep School Sex Abuse Inquiry Paints Grim Picture. With 51 students being abused by faculty in the 1970s and 1980s (the numbers may be higher), we can assume this faculty…
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I attended an Academy for Leaders retreat in WI this past week, sponsored by the Center for Courage and Renewal. We had the pleasure of spending a day with Parker Palmer (Parker), the author of Healing the Heart of Democracy: The courage to create a politics worthy of the human spirit. There are many glowing reviews of…
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The events that happened in Nice, France on Bastille Day bring sadness to my heart, especially as we witness the suffering of innocent people at the hands of terror. Pictures of those killed in the attack, especially the ones lying on the street draped in a cover with a stuffed animal nearby, break open my…
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I assume we could all agree that the teaching profession faces many challenges: increasing class sizes with cuts in state funding; cyberbullying; designing for effective parent involvement; meeting NCLB expectations; aligning to the Common Core standards; designing interesting and relevant curricula; and salaries that don’t align with the complexity of the work. (average starting teacher salary…
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