Learning at its Best

The Job of Teaching vs. The Role of Teacher: Daddy, I Need to Hear the Rhythm

Posted by Stephen Hurley ⋅ March 23, 2013 ⋅ 4 Comments

Context: This past week, I was invited to be part of a panel discussion on a TVOntario public affairs program—The Agenda with Steven Paikin. The plan for the show was to discuss the job of teacher against the backdrop of recent tension with many of Ontario’s teachers around a legislated/imposed set of contracts. The response … Continue reading »

krishnamurti – peace

Posted by monika hardy ⋅ March 17, 2013 ⋅ Leave a Comment

One must look at all these expressions of violence and antagonism with an unprejudiced mind, that is, with a mind that does not identify itself with any country, race or ideology, but tries to find out what is true. There is great joy in seeing a thing clearly without being influenced by the notions and instructions of … Continue reading »

Meaningful Education: Not an App, Not Rote

Posted by Joshua Block ⋅ March 17, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments

Pamela Paul has an opinion piece in today’s NYTimes about educational technology. She writes about “game-based learning” and characterizes “an underlying fear” that children won’t learn if it is not “superfun.” Her final thought is that students should play games (that is use technology,) “in their free time.. [O]nce they’re in the classroom they can challenge themselves. … Continue reading »

Girl Rising – more reasons for hope!

Posted by techkim ⋅ March 13, 2013 ⋅ 4 Comments

Watching Girl Rising this past week, I realized how fortunate we are to have an educational system that we care enough about to argue over and make sacrifices for. It also gave me hope (following reposted from my blog). On International Women’s Day I wrote about how being involved with Teen Tech Girls and Women Learning Tech gives … Continue reading »

a raised eyebrow

Posted by monika hardy ⋅ March 12, 2013 ⋅ Leave a Comment

a raised eyebrow partial freedom is no freedom. – krishnamurti

UnBored Board Games

Posted by John T. Spencer ⋅ March 8, 2013 ⋅ 5 Comments

My students are spending the entire week filling out bubbles in an effort to prove their mastery of reading, writing and math. I slip into the role of a gentle drill sergeant, giving them the death stare when they can’t sit still for three hours. The upside of the testing week is that we have … Continue reading »

One One Condition: Time Is Limited

Posted by Stephen Hurley ⋅ March 7, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

This post also appears as a recent addition to the Canadian Education Association website. You’re walking along the beach—possibly on your spring break—and you happen upon a rather odd-looking object that was left behind by the receding tide. As you pull the object from the moist sand, releasing it from its net of seaweed and … Continue reading »

What Happens When Kids Craft Their Own BYOD Policy?

Posted by John T. Spencer ⋅ March 5, 2013 ⋅ 3 Comments

It started out with a standardized writing prompt and was never intended to move outside of the small testing window. However, when students finished writing a persuasive text on whether students should be allowed to have cell phones and MP3 players (a student aptly pointed out that banning MP3 players would still allow him to … Continue reading »

Before There Was TED, There Was…PBS

Posted by Stephen Hurley ⋅ February 24, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

My respected colleague, Paul W. Bennett, recently posted a rather sharp, pointed entry about the value of the TED movement. In particular, Paul focused a much-needed critical lens on the love affair that many of us seem to be nurturing with the TED franchise. In a very real way, the TED brand has become a … Continue reading »

Not All Charter Schools are the Same

Posted by peterberg7468 ⋅ February 24, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments

Are charter schools part of equitable educational choice? Do they and should they have a role in the educational landscape? There is a need for an honest, balanced discussion of charter schools. Charter Schools are tuition-free public schools, started by a variety of stakeholders for a variety of reasons. Charter schools have come under fire … Continue reading »

Independent Learning

Posted by Tara S ⋅ February 24, 2013 ⋅ Leave a Comment

(Cross Posted from Life’s About the Journey) I saw this video on “The Independent Project” thanks to a shout out from my old principal Mr. Adams. Within minutes of checking out the premise of the project, their website and this video, I was fascinated and frankly, hooked. I think the idea behind a self motivated school … Continue reading »

Lame Duck Schools

Posted by Brooksy Boy ⋅ February 23, 2013 ⋅ Leave a Comment

There’s a regular occurrence in politics where elected officials have neared the end of their tenure either by reaching the limit of their allowed term/s or being defeated in re-election bids. Their successors have already been chosen, but before the looming takeover the old guard continues to serve in office. … Continue reading »

abundant options as freedom

Posted by monika hardy ⋅ February 20, 2013 ⋅ Leave a Comment

if i offer you dinner of your choice a bowl of spinach or a rock and you pick spinach should i really be that excited about the match up of you and spinach..? abundant options as freedom from spinach or rock

The Diversity Crisis in Taxpayer-Funded Education

Posted by Jabreel Chisley ⋅ February 16, 2013 ⋅ 3 Comments

With the happenings of “white flight,” unconstitutional school funding systems, the School-to-Prison Pipeline, the consequences of No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and anti-grassroots corporatized School Choice…the education community in the nation has arrived at a point of hostility toward diversity. Constantly, diversity within the school has become something that governmental and societal … Continue reading »

Dangers Within The Student Voice Movement

Posted by Adam Fletcher Sasse ⋅ February 15, 2013 ⋅ 4 Comments

Disrupting status quo, challenging social norms, and radically transforming schooling forever are some of the wonderful dangers that excite students and adults who advocate for student voice today. However, threats to the education system withstanding, many of the dangers to the student voice movement are within the movement itself. This article explores five dangers within … Continue reading »

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