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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

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

“A system that trains us rather than inspires us.”

• June 6, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Vision
Tags: aims, citizenry, connections, creativity, curiosity, curriculum, effective teaching, imagination, life-long learning, motivation, pedagogy, soulful education, student needs, teach to the test, teaching methodology

That’s not on the test!

• March 11, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Education Reform, Testing
Tags: common core, curriculum, education policy, education reform, effective teaching, no child left behind, standardized testing, teach to the test, teacher training

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

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

Faith, Motherhood, Culture, Resources, Food & Life

Identity Crisis

Indigenous, Latinx, Muslim, Feminist

Increased Stations

The Writings Of Alfie Kohn

Adventures in Process Art

gadflyonthewallblog

"To sting people and whip them into a fury, all in the service of truth."

Chris Mercogliano

Splendid Pearls

Orthodox Sunni Islam

My Patronus Is Coffee

Life is Messy. Send Coffee and Posh.

birth doula | fertility support | women's health

the CHILD centered

where parent and teacher CONNECT

Praying With One Eye Open

Thoughts on motherhood, the writer life, and staying awake

The Matt Walsh Blog

The TED Blog shares news about TED Talks and TED Conferences.

dr. p.l. (paul) thomas

educator, public scholar, poet&writer - academic freedom isn't free

An Ethical Island

How to Teach Without a Lecture and other fun

The Finer Points

A Blog About All Things Fine Arts at the University of Utah.

Parenting From Scratch

Writing my way through unconditional parenting