I have one. You have one. My colleagues have them. Your colleagues have them. Your students have them too. Sometimes they are strong. Sometimes they’re not. Some folks get right in your face with theirs. Some folks sit on the fence with theirs. What’s great about this thing is there isn’t a right one and…
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Ten Ideas for a Classroom That Fosters Thinking
I like to read people’s ideas. Sometimes, it doesn’t even matter what the topic is, except perhaps for such things as Internet marketing analytics and reality shows about people who don’t seem to ever actually work. Ever. Here are ten ideas about teaching from Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), the late British philosopher, mathematician, historian, and social…
Reconnecting the Disconnect
In recent weeks, I have read personal opinion pieces from two major news sources that raised eyebrows. Specifically, my eyebrows. While one writer expressed her opinion that we need to bring home economics back as a key component of the school curriculum, the other writer suggested we simply stop teaching writing. That strange feeling in…