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The Challenge of Our Time

• December 16, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Islamic Pedagogy, Spirituality
Tags: Abdullah bin Bayyah, aims, character education, children, connections, discipline with dignity, effective teaching, empathy, humanizing, life-long learning, pedagogy, soulful education, spirituality, student needs, youth

Hip Hop Pedagogy

• December 9, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Authentic Education, Creativity
Tags: connections, creativity, effective teaching, Hip Hop Genius, Hip Hop Pedagogy, life-long learning, pedagogy, personal skill-building, Sam Seidel, soulful education, student needs, visions, youth

Rotten at the core

• November 17, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Education Reform, Educational Policy, School is not education
Tags: Common Core Standards, connections, curriculum, education policy, education reform, effective teaching, industrialized education, life-long learning, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test, teaching methodology

They say…

• November 11, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Bullying
Tags: aims, bullying, children, empathy, humanizing, respect, responsibility, soulful education, student needs

I still have a hard time letting things go…

• November 11, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Bullying, Spirituality
Tags: aims, children, discrimination, empathy, humanizing, identity formation, life-long learning, soulful education, student needs, youth

The most successful football play of all time

• November 5, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Great Teachers
Tags: children, citizenry, connections, dignity, empathy, football, humanizing, life-long learning, making a difference, personal skill-building, respect, responsibility, soulful education, student needs, students

Insanity

• November 4, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Child-led learning, Creativity
Tags: aims, child-led learning, children, connections, creativity, humanizing, imagination, personal skill-building, play-based learning, soulful education, standardized testing, student needs, students, teach to the test

We have our lives to live.

• October 21, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Child-led learning, Homeschooling, School is not education
Tags: aims, children, connections, creativity, effective teaching, homeschooling, parenting, personal skill-building, play-based learning, respect, responsibility, soulful education, student needs, teach to the test, visions

Exciting jobs

• October 20, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Discrimination, Education Reform, History of Education, Right to an Education
Tags: aims, children, citizenry, dignity, education policy, education reform, humanizing, making a difference, respect, responsibility, soulful education, student needs, students, visions, youth

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

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