You May Be Right, But Are You Effective? Many years ago, I spent several years in the Catholic Worker Movement running soup kitchens and emergency shelters. One day, as I was sweeping the front porch at our shelter--working around the various Skid Row residents who were passed out...
Taking the Mystery Out of Mastery In my previous post, I challenged the notion of bell-to-bell direct instruction by declaring that my most important teaching happens during 15 minutes of "interactive teach-back." A major reason why I only "teach" for 15 minutes is because I must...
Going to School in Hard Places In some places, formal education is neither a right nor much of a reality, but the human thirst for knowledge can't be kept down. How are teachers and students finding ways to teach and learn when the odds seem against...
