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Testing burnout

• February 28, 2013 • 3 Comments

Posted in Testing
Tags: children, connections, education policy, education reform, effective teaching, no child left behind, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test

What’s wrong with standardized tests?

• February 20, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Authentic Education, Testing
Tags: control, education policy, effective teaching, motivation, standardized testing, student needs, students, teach to the test, teaching methodology

Understanding the need for mastery

• February 14, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Authentic Education, Homeschooling
Tags: children, compentence, connections, control, curriculum, homeschooling, life-long learning, mastery, pedagogy, personal skill-building, soulful education, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test, unschooling

Teaching to the Test

• February 7, 2013 • 2 Comments

Posted in Play-based Learning, Testing
Tags: aims, children, connections, creativity, imagination, life-long learning, making a difference, motivation, nature, pedagogy, personal skill-building, play-based learning, process over product, standardized testing, teach to the test, visions

What’s not on the Test

• January 31, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Education Reform
Tags: aims, children, connections, creativity, curriculum, empathy, imagination, life-long learning, making a difference, motivation, personal skill-building, respect, responsibility, soulful education, standardized testing

Disengagement

• January 24, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Education Reform
Tags: curriculum, education policy, effective teaching, life-long learning, motivation, pedagogy, personal skill-building, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test, teacher training, teaching methodology

A fish out of water

• December 20, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Authentic Education, Special Education
Tags: autism, children, connections, creativity, curriculum, effective teaching, life-long learning, soulful education, standardized testing, teach to the test, unschooling

Moratorium on Standardized Testing

• December 12, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Education Reform, Educational Policy
Tags: education policy, professionalism, respect, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test, teacher training

Praiseworthy Innovation

• December 5, 2012 • 4 Comments

Posted in Education Reform, Educational Policy, Vision
Tags: aims, connections, education policy, effective teaching, life-long learning, soulful education, standardized testing, student needs, visions

Finnish’ing First

• November 28, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Early Childhood Education, Education Reform, Educational Policy
Tags: aims, children, citizenry, connections, education policy, education reform, effective teaching, motivation, pedagogy, play-based learning, professionalism, respect, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test, teacher training, visions

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