I went to a meeting this week about the future of a project that is about 8 years old. The project, working with teachers to organize staff and improve schools by introducing key readings, new protocols and practices, and networking with one another, is at the beginning stage of planning this year’s program. At the [...]
Two news articles grabbed me by the collar and got in my face. The first one, “How to cheat, courtesy of YouTube“, discusses common ways students “cheat” on tests, some featured on YouTube. At one point in the article a guidance counselor from Ohio asks, “What is that saying about our students and our society?” [...]
So much has been written about the necessity of changing schools. There have been myriad books, articles, commissions, special studies and yet schools remain essentially the same as when my father went to school in the early part of the 20th century. For my part, I’ve indicated in previous posts that the institution is impervious [...]