Expanding the school day and/or year

The idea that children need more time in school to be more productive students and to achieve at a higher level seems intuitively sensible. The value of adding time to teacher’s schedules for teaching, planning, professional development and assessment also makes sense on the surface. The value of adding time to the school day and/or [...]

Time and Learning: The Developmental View

Are you at all bothered by the rush of the school day or the pace of our children’s lives? Can children’s brains and bodies accept the media and technology barrage in a healthy way as they merge onto this so-called “superhighway”? I am writing for and you are reading and responding to a “blog,” something [...]