Month: April 2007

differentiating by gender

Image from Julianne F.‘S reflections on gender and communication. When Good Marks are Not Enough by Rosalind Wiseman The success in educating girls, many say, has come from recognising their specific learning styles as well as their emotional development and the impact of friendships. Teaching Physics to students – or Teaching to Girls and Boys differentiating by gender

Developing dreams, reaching our highest potential

“AI’s fundamental approach of seeking to discover, honor, and amplify what works, the life-giving elements, is a “system” process that works at all levels, with individual students, one-on-one student-teacher relationships, classrooms, schools, school districts and communities.” from Leadership at Every Level: Appreciative Inquiry in Education by Rich Henry Appreciative Inquiry, for me, seems so logical, Developing dreams, reaching our highest potential

classroom management taken a step (or 2) too far

Image: Tantrum by Chirag Rathod made available on flickr via a creative commons license. Kindergartner Charged With Felony Tantrum slate.com A school called the police on a child in kindergarten who was having a temper tantrum. The child was arrested and a police report was written. I’d love to know the rationale behind that, or classroom management taken a step (or 2) too far