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  • Honoring Wonder: A Classroom Story

    September 10, 2013

    One of the gifts that has emerged from the core of my efforts to initiate my action research project exploring the inquiry based classroom is the huge presence of “wonder.” Perhaps it has a lot to do with the age of my students, or it may just be this unique and wonderful group of students…

  • Three Important Findings from 45th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll

    September 7, 2013

    Educational policy makers and Washington bureaucrats need to pay attention to the American people they represent.  The 45th annual PDK/Gallup poll, Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Education, send a clear message that the American people do not understand or support the very initiatives that are driving our public and public charter schools.   Here are three pieces…

  • Inspiration: A Student Finds His Outside of School.

    September 7, 2013

    Jake Andraka shares a wonderful story about how he came upon an innovative approach to detect pancreatic cancer.   His desire to learn about pancreatic cancer came from an experience that had personal meaning.  A close friend, “an uncle to me,” had recently died of pancreatic cancer.   Jake was driven to research the disease…

  • What good teachers do and don’t do?

    September 2, 2013

    I came across a quote in a book I am reading, The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop Learner Potential and Challenge Advanced Learners.  The book was written by a large team, headed by Carol Ann Tomlinson.  The idea behind the quote is not necessarily novel; however, it was written in a way that captivated…

  • A Year for the Heart

    August 26, 2013

    I am starting to sense a routine emerge as I forge ahead these first almost two weeks of school.  I am totally in love and in awe of my students, and I am inspired by them daily, truly beyond belief.  They are all kind, curious, and funny.  And a few have already taught me more…

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