100 years ago, the Allies of World War I signed the agreement to accept the Surrender of the Germans and the cessation of hostilities everywhere. On the anniversary of this historic ending of a World War, we remember the acts … Continued
There is a clear link between education and voting and it is not the one you think. If anyone can vote and anyone can vote for any reason, why would education help? In schools we value the debate process because … Continued
Mother’s Milk It is hard to ignore the event of birth and its implications for children’s learning. In case this seems like a reach for educational study, consider the response many years ago by the head of the Carnegie Endowment, … Continued
Introduction Michael Kitch, (reviewed from: New Hampshire Business Review) writes about how New Hampshire provides us with an example of the tension between providing an adequate education and paying for it. Most people agree that the state is the protector of equal … Continued
World War II Vets Return To College I found a blog by Don Clark on Bloom’s revised taxonomy of educational objectives. I was familiar with the old taxonomy but not the revised one, so I began to research the history of … Continued
Where are the Democratic Education Reformers? Diane Ravitch has a long track record of challenging the educational system to do its best. Conservative and liberal reformers of education receive equal scrutiny from her. Recently she tweeted about the shift of … Continued
Center for Creative Education Bringing learning to life through the arts! The Center for Creative Education is an educational nonprofit that was created more than 20 years ago to strengthen the presence of the arts in the classrooms of … Continued
There are many resources at the Federal level and one to watch is the blog from the US Department of Education. I sometimes think we could solve so many teacher issues if we could put teachers in touch with the … Continued
One of the reasons that I wanted to study the arts was that the effect on all students is powerful. I had felt the effect of using the arts first in project work, for example, drawing maps of the states … Continued
There is a need for schools to find ways to improve that allow the school’s “culture” to guide the improvement process. Some accreditation processes may be helpful to schools who want to improve by allowing schools to do it their … Continued