I have an image in my mind of tiger cubs play wrestling with each other and I think we should apply that image to schools. When tiger cubs roll and pounce and snarl and mouth each other and wrap their arms around each others’ necks everyone knows that they are playing. They are programmed to […]
What should schools be teaching? What is fundamental to the skill set of an educated person? According to the Framework for 21st Century Learning, created by The Partnership for 21st Century Skills with the encouragement of the U.S. Department of Education, among skills at the center of the curriculum should be : Critical thinking. Communication. Collaboration. Creativity. I think […]
If we had universal, high-quality pre-K in this country our kindergartens would be worlds different from the way they are now. At the moment, the first months of kindergarten tend to be bedlam. Half the class – or more – in most public school kindergartens today has never learned to take turns, share, follow directions, […]
