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There are some interesting articles in the new edition of Independent School Magazine, Spring 2010, NAIS’ website. As I write this, the newest edition is not yet posted. One of the articles, Having the AP Conversation, written by Roger Weaver, former Headmaster of Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA, really struck my interest. Crossroads School…
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In their seminal work on building trusting relationships in schools, Anthony S. Bryk and Barbara Schneider discuss how building classroom community can stop the deterioration of social assets present in the classroom and enhance overall student achievement. Their book, Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement, lays the framework for how schools and educators…
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I was intrigued by the article that appeared in Education Week, Grade Inflation Seen in Evaluations of Teachers, Regardless of System (June 10, 2009, page 6). Is it true that nearly all teachers are “deemed above average.” What does it mean to be above average as a teacher and how do we know when we…
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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) has been designing and communicating a framework for schools to integrate critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, information and media literacy, and life skills into teaching the core academic subjects. Recently, there have been published accounts that question whether the dialogue around 21st Century skills is promoted by…
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We are under pressure as never before to increase student achievement across all areas of school life. In the public school world, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is guiding how we approach our work in schools with high-stakes tests driving classroom instruction. In the independent school world, we are guided less by the world of…
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