I ran across Karl Fisch from the Fischbowl in a random search for education blogs. I recommend the blog for anyone interested in education and new ideas. For this series, I thought I would respond to some of Karl’s ideas. Some of the original blog posts are old, but great ideas and still relevant. From [...]
This post is also published on my personal blog (Wading Through the Ocean of Life) in a slightly shortened version. The subject is perfect for cross listing and adaptation, so I thought I would modify it for this blog also. Enjoy! “We’re [Facebook] moving away from the ‘wisdom of crowds’ to the ‘wisdom of friends’” [...]
I ran across Karl Fisch from the Fischbowl in a random search for education blogs. I recommend the blog for anyone interested in education and new ideas. For this series, I thought I would respond to some of Karl’s ideas. From January 8, 2006′s post entitled “Asking Hard Questions of Colleagues” Ron used to say [...]
A recent article in Time caught my attention: a discussion by many school systems to sell ad space within their building. This brings up a very controversial topic. Today, I’m going to add my own two cents. Stay with me, this might begin rambling… For As documented everywhere, systems are losing money. States and local [...]
No, I’m not talking about race or political affiliation or religious convictions or even money… I’m referring to the great divide between elementary and secondary teachers. Make no mistake, not all teachers are alike, especially when you start looking across grade levels taught. *Disclaimer: This post is completely my opinion. Please don’t take this as [...]
For the sake of my sanity, I will only be publishing on this blog 3 times a week. This semester is looking to be very busy and complicated. I don’t want to stretch myself too thin by attempting to publish Monday-Friday. I think my posts will benefit from more reflection and preparation for writing than [...]
Over the break, I read a lot of news articles dealing with education reform. All agreed that something needs to be done, but disagreed on what. Now, I am all for healthy disagreement to search for the best possible solution to any problem. However, in education, I think we need a change now. I really [...]