It’s a wonder that no one at Homeland Security has picked up on the internal threat to our democracy posed by the release of the annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post [...]
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March is the zenith of the school year. A great deal of good work can get done in March. Students, in whatever grade level, tend to be quite confident and self-assured about what they know and what they can do academically at this time of year. Students also tend to be less distracted during this [...]
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If you live or teach in the Portland, Maine, area, I hope you’ll come to a one-day “Child Development Matters” workshop that I’ll be leading there on Friday, March 16th. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” [...]
Categories: Teachers & Teaching, Thinking Developmentally |
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Finnish Lessons is the story of educational transformation in Finland told by one of its leading authorities, Pasi Sahlberg. The book reveals breathtaking social and political decision-making with one unwavering goal: to support all the children and families of the country equally. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If [...]
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President Obama wants to make a bargain with the schools of America. Here’s what he said in his State of the Union Address to Congress: JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” or the word “Comments” below [...]
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Today’s the last day to get the “early bird” discount for the March 28th workshop with Parker J. Palmer at Wellesley College (near Boston). JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” or the word “Comments” below the [...]
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Days have begun to have more daylight, the hint of spring to come. But in school, days often seem longer in February to students and teachers. A tedium can come with drab days, unpredictable weather, too much indoor recess and the flu. What to do? JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your [...]
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It’s a simple act of hospitality—offered by teachers at their classroom doors the first week of January—and yet it holds enormous power, this friendly greeting. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” or the word “Comments” below [...]
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