Category Archives: learning

Freedom of Tweet

Emma Sullivan, a high school senior, got caught up in the news cycle, for posting a tweet about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback. Now her school is demanding that she write an apology letter for a pretty innocuous comment- ““Just made … Continue reading

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Relationships with Tech

In the past few days, I’ve come to rue my decision to wait to upgrade my iPhone to the new one with Siri, the artificial intelligence Personal Assistant. I am happy with my phone, and I told myself that a … Continue reading

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Responding to Ron Clark- What Teachers Really Want to Say to Parents

CNN Online had an interesting article written by multi-awarded Ron Clark, discussing some of the things teachers really want to tell parents but don’t feel they can. As a parent and someone who sits on a school district committee with … Continue reading

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Rethinking School in 5 Steps

Today is the first day of school for my kids.  They guys are now a junior in high school and an eighth grader, going off with a bit more enthusiasm than I expected, to be honest. Education is under fire … Continue reading

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What Should Teachers Know? Or any of Us?

There’s a recent article in the New York Times that talks about should be taught to teachers in Ed School, or in essence, what should a teacher have to know before going into a classroom?  One of the teachers quoted … Continue reading

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