Ted Sizer 1932-2009

Coalition for Essential Schools announcement

You Get What You Give

This is one of my favorite phrases/proverbs/maxims. I use it a lot at school to explain the importance of being caring, respectful and encouraging to all around. I was wondering how many other similar phrases there are. I thought of “Give a little love and it all comes back to you” and “You reap what [...]

Unconditional Teaching

We all went into education because we care passionately about kids. We want to help them to grow and gain experiences which help them to understand themselves and where they fit in to the world around them. Teenage kids are on a path of discovery. They are becoming more and more reliant on personal relationships [...]

Gender Inequality

Following Larry Summer’s (President of Harvard University) comment that biological differences could explain why fewer women become proffessors of Maths, this new report says that gender inequality is to blame.
Gender Inequality Study

Sir Ken Robinson on Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
TED talk Creativity

Are You Feeling Sleepy?

One of the most common issues middle school parents face is that their kids have trouble getting up in the morning during the week and stay in bed a long time at the weekend. There is also a common assumption that teenagers find it easier to concentrate in class in the mornings than in the [...]