Class size discussions fascinate me especially when we start talking about making students “independent learners” and when we want to expand learning “beyond the walls of the classroom” by introducing technology and, especially, social media tools. It even fascinates me so much that I wrote a post in early January talking about “How Class Sizes [...]

Three items popped into my Google Reader yesterday that provided me with an a lot of in-depth thinking about where the world is going and whether or not our students are prepared for it. In addition, a discussion with Ira Socol (blog) through a blog I posted yesterday morning (Who Is Going to Defend 21st [...]

Yesterday I was standing in Colonial Williamsburg when one of the artisans came over to me and said, “no Spring Training for Ramapo Baseball this year?” I looked at him startled, and he motioned down to my jacket. I had forgotten that I was wearing my Adidas travel jacket from my baseball playing days at [...]

Throughout history, people have always been able to live comfortably in knowing that the “default” of their lives was always set to private. They controlled what the general public knew about them and could be relieved that the only people who would comment on their work were those that they let in or privileged to [...]

Regardless of what some educators want to think, we must be cognizant of the fact that we are preparing our students with skills and traits that will allow them to live successful lives. That’s why I selected to post this video clip by Jim Collins. As you watch, please make sure that you take note [...]

An article from the blog “Curriculum Matters” (January 21, 2010) discusses one of the key problems in determining college readiness of students today. The bottom line is simply that high school and college teachers can not agree on what types of knowledge students must master in order to be successful in post-secondary life. The problem [...]

I think video of giving a different perspective of what I am trying to say about “Synthesizing Education”. Much of their discussion has comes across as integrative thinking to combine the positives of the current structure while make predictions for what our kids will encounter in the future. Most importantly, I love the underlying emphasis [...]

Yesterday I published a blog post that discussed the importance of teaching kids “sifting” when using the internet for research. It makes me feel great to know that the New York Times and Google were thinking along the same vein. Obviously, I am not so idiotic that I would assume the NYT and Google read [...]

As more knowledge and information is distributed to the masses, it will be more and more critical for students to develop the ability to sift quickly and accurately. This is a critical skill that will contribute to success regardless of what field they are in or occupation they choose to pursue. We have reached a [...]

Students need to be equipped with a plethora of skills to be successful in the 21st century, new economy, globalized world, or whatever you want to call it. Regardless, students’ ability to be clear and articulate as writers AND speakers will take center stage and define whether or not their ideas are accepted and developed [...]