What happens when you take elementary-age school children from Brooklyn and thrust them into an experimental Russian school? Find out by watching this video. The approach may not seem progressive in the sense that most Americans would think of. Rigor …
Three days ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled, “My Teacher is an App” by Stephanie Banchero and Stephanie Simon. The basic premise is that education as we know it is undergoing a radical change that …
I have to admit that I must have been a little naïve. When I saw this report from the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute about how overpaid teachers are I felt betrayed.…
Alright, this is to make up for some of the doom and gloom I’ve been posting specifically in regard to reading and education. According to the results of the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress exam (also known as the …
Check out this video from Dutch graphic designers who have designed a font specifically for people with Dyslexia. Used in universities in the Netherlands, the font, named Dyslexie, has been proven to reduce the amount of mistakes readers make. Click …
Last week we encountered a highly unusual situation; in fact, it was one that I had not anticipated whatsoever: a week-long power outage. As a teacher at a boarding school, one thing you must know is that the show must …
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