Leading From The HeartAs part of my Looking Back series, the sentiments I articulated in this post from August 21st, 2010 are still very alive for me. There are classrooms that work, that work very well. Click on the title below to go to the original post with its comments. Here is an example of a ‘traditional’ classroom … Looking Back: Stop talking about classrooms that don’t work
When will the realization be made that it is not necessarily about different ways to teach different people? Umpteen years ago people felt that girls were getting a disservice so it was time to change how teachers taught girls. Now it is the boys who are getting shafted and it is time to change how … Response to ‘British Educators Explain Why Boys Fail’
Another in my Looking Back series. With the ongoing and recent debates around teaching in the US, I thought it relevant. Please click the title below for a link to the comments on the original post. This one is from August 10, 2009 Attitudes toward teaching Is there a big difference between public attitude towards … Looking back: Attitudes toward teaching
I like to use technology in education. But that isn’t any different than how I like to use technology in other aspects of my life. It’s a part of my life – in the classroom and out of it – and it is there to enhance whatever it is I want to achieve. But I … Questions about tech and children
As some of you know, I’ve recently had to put my blog content back together from scratch. What a huge, painful job that was! At the same time, it allowed me to become reacquainted with some of my old content that I still find relevant. In looking back on it, I thought it could be … Looking back: Why do the very best teachers ignore/subvert curriculum?