Friday, September 5, 2014

9-5-14 Living in Dialogue - End Suspensions, and Bring Play Back to Kindergarten - Living in Dialogue

End Suspensions, and Bring Play Back to Kindergarten - Living in Dialogue:











End Suspensions, and Bring Play Back to Kindergarten

By Sara Lahm. Is there a crack forming in the anti-child world we have been subjecting our children to for far too long? I ask this question on the heels of Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson’s announcement that, effective immediately, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first graders will no longer be suspended for non-violent infractions while in a Minneapolis Public Scho


9-2-14 Living in Dialogue - Back to School Advice: Opt Out of High Stakes Standardized Testing
Home - Living in Dialogue: Back to School Advice: Opt Out of High Stakes Standardized TestingBy Denisha Jones. As many parents prepare to send their child(ren) off to school this year they are hopeful that their children will return home each day with reports that they learned something new or made a new friend. Unfortunately for many parents their children will come home and report that they spen