I’ve been immersed in formalized education all but the first five years of my life.  Fourteen years in elementary, middle, and high school (I flunked my first year of kindergarten), more years than I needed in college, and then the rest of my life as either a teacher or school administrator.  Because of this, January… Read More

If you Google, “Kids who changed the world,” you will find many websites and stories about, well, kids who have changed the world.  From activists to researches, to entrepreneurs, the one thing each of these young movers and shakers has is common is the ability to apply their intellect to the task of creating something… Read More

I was having a conversation with a teacher recently who was upset about a student who had been given the ability to take a test at home, because he was out for a prolonged illness.  They explained that she felt there was just no way to be sure the student didn’t just Google the answers. … Read More

I am sharing a guest blog today by my friend and colleague, Bruce Knox, Secondary School Director at International College, in Beirut Lebanon.  Bruce gets the whole “Learning by Doing” thing and is an educator who leads by doing as well.  He has been an inspiration to me and impacted my thinking on education and… Read More

“According to UNESCO, the number of people gaining formal educational qualifications in the next 30 years will exceed the gross total since the beginning of history. As a result the market value of degrees is tumbling. Something more is needed to edge ahead of the crowd” (Robinson, 2001-2011). For years now, the U.S. education system… Read More

  I had the opportunity to travel to Japan last year to speak to groups of Japanese educators about changes in education targeted at better meeting the needs of students in the 21st century.  The perspective I was asked to share, specifically, was how my school was implementing a multi-disciplinary, project-based learning model, and why… Read More

I have very vivid memories of the year I made the move from teacher to school administrator. It was a big, life-changing step.  Every BIG change we make in life has its adjustment period, but when you are in a profession that is rooted in something greater than chasing a dollar, I think this is especially… Read More