Sunday, September 14, 2014

9-14-14 Wag The Dog

WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi:













Common Core 2.0 or 2001 Education Odyssey?
With the Common Core’s emphasis on data mining and data-driven instruction there is a misguided focus and emphasis on maximizing and standardizing student “learning outcomes” rather than inspiring and supporting student learning “along the way”. Students will learn and acquire essential academic, social, and emotional skills as they persist through vigorous and diverse learning activities rather




9-13-14 Wag The Dog Week
WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: Wag The Dog WeekLessons of 9/11Schools should be in the business of creating diverse and stimulating learning environments and experiences where a child’s athletic, artistic, social, and emotional inclinations and skills are free to flourish and thrive. We should prepare o