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Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do
For educators, August is a peculiar month. We’re trying to squeeze out all the fun and relaxation of these last few days of summer while also gearing up for the start of a new school year. Today is the...
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Whistling Vivaldi, Part 2: So what do we do?
The first half (or maybe more) of social psychologist Claude Steele’s book Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do proves the detrimental impacts of “identity threat” on...
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Summer Book Club: Ron Berger’s An Ethic of Excellence
Today’s summer book club selection is an amazing book written by an inspirational educator – Ron Berger’s An Ethic of Excellence. I know at least two groups of educators who are reading this book as a...
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An Ethic of Excellence – Part 2
Today we’re taking a look at Ron Berger’s An Ethic of Excellence. Berger is the Chief Program Officer for Expeditionary Learning, a national network of over 160 public project-based schools in 30...
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Book Club: The Smartest Kids in the World
I didn’t want to like Amanda Ripley’s book. Perhaps it’s the title which assumes an objective view of “smart” and a competition approach to learning…perhaps it’s because she’s a young journalist...
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The Smartest Kids in the World: Part 2
I’m about halfway through The Smartest Kids in the World. Ripley is a good writer and sets the stage for her conclusions by telling the story of the three kids she followed as they completed an...
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Are you good at mathematics?
The Smartest Kids in the World has me thinking a lot about the different disciplines, especially math. Sure, kids have “favorite” subjects ranging from Art to Science, depending on the kid and usually...
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How should we train teachers?
Finland. A cold Scandinavian country that shocked the world (and itself) when the first PISA test results came out. They were #1. Since that fateful day in 2001, everyone wants to know how they became...
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5 Resolutions for the New Year
image credit: http://bostinno.streetwise.co/all-series/send-off-2013-in-style-15-of-the-best-new-years-eve-parties-in-boston/ I recently found some “Happy New Year’s” cards I bought last winter during...
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Create or Die
This incredibly bold statement is the title of Andrés Oppenheimer’s new book about the hope of Latin America and the 5 keys of innovation. It’s actually Crear o Morir because it’s written in Spanish....
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