History for Its Own Sake, and For All of Our Sakes
Post written by Kerry Dunne and Christopher Martell Recent national media attention on attempts by school districts to fold history and social studies into broader humanities programs has brought attention to the role of history education in today schools. This begs the question: Is the study of history and the social studies a critical part of a 21st century education? In the age of a Common Core
7-21-14 The Whole Child Blog — Four Frames for Principals, New and Experienced
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Four Frames for Principals, New and ExperiencedI was working with an elementary principal. One of the school's 3rd grade classes had given him a list of responsibilities they assumed formed his job. He showed me the list and chuckled, until he got to an item that he said made him shudder far more than smile: "You fix everything." That overwhe