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Track built in circles

• September 27, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Discrimination, Education Reform, Great Teachers, Teaching methodology
Tags: accommodations, aims, children, Dylan Garity, education policy, education reform, empathy, humanizing, Learning a second language, life-long learning, making a difference, NCLB, personal skill-building, teaching methodology

Teaching testing.

• July 10, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Educational Policy, School is not education, Testing
Tags: children, connections, education policy, student needs, teach to the test, teaching methodology, testing

The Tipping Point of Educational Reform

• June 23, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Authentic Education, Child-led learning
Tags: aims, children, community, conformity, connections, conventional education, courage of your convictions, democratic schools, dwd, education policy, education reform, homeschooling, Peter Gray, tipping point, unschooling

Telling Time with a Broken Clock

• June 20, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Education Reform, Testing
Tags: aims, education policy, education reform, effective teaching, Joe Bower, professionalism, responsibility, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test, teaching methodology, visions

Public Opinion

• June 19, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, History of Education
Tags: aims, citizenry, connections, creativity, education policy, history, life-long learning, motivation, personal skill-building, respect, technology, visions, youth

Isn’t it Ironic? Don’t you think?

• June 15, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Education Reform, Educational Policy, Testing
Tags: children, connections, education policy, education reform, no child left behind, Sir Ken Robinson, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test, teaching methodology

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?

• June 9, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education
Tags: control, education policy, education reform, soulful education, teach to the test

Pushing the limits of conformity

• June 4, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Discrimination, Spirituality
Tags: citizenry, connections, discipline with dignity, education policy, education reform, effective teaching, life-long learning, respect, soulful education, spirituality

This is water.

• May 9, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Spirituality
Tags: citizenry, connections, education policy, humanizing, life-long learning, making a difference, motivation, personal skill-building, respect, responsibility, soulful education, spirituality, visions

Multiple Choices, All the Wrong Answers

• April 9, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Education Reform, Educational Policy
Tags: aims, common core, connections, education policy, education reform, effective teaching, soulful education, standardized testing, student needs, teacher training, teaching methodology, visions

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