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The Wall Street Journal recently published a piece by Amy Chua entitled, Why Chinese Mothers are Superior. Ms Chua is also the author of the book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom. If you have not read the WSJ article, I highly recommend it. As of today, it has received over 3,800 comments and is…
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I just viewed a most interesting TED Talk by Dr. Charles Limb, a surgeon and a musician who researches the way musical creativity works in the brain. Watch this TED clip if you are fascinated by the question, what is the connection between neurological functioning and the creative process? Dr. Limb is studying what parts of the brain are…
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In today’s New York Times, Christopher Drew wrote a very good article entitled, Rethinking Advanced Placement. Having written a number of blog entries on this topic (see CFT blogs: Extending the AP Conversation, What’s in My Reading Corner: Is there value in the AP program?, and Teaching to the Test), having taught AP Chemistry and AP Biology…
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Is it fair to use student test scores to evaluate teachers? There has been a great deal of interest in this question generated by President Obama’s Race to the Top initiative. However, the question has always been hanging around education, at least throughout my career. In the independent school world, the question comes up with…
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The Center for Teaching, in collaboration with Westminster Schools and Drew Charter School, just completed a joint faculty in-service program focused on assessment and professional learning communities. We believe that to become a 21st Century school we must help our faculty think deeply about effective assessment of student learning in a collaborative environment. We brought…
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