(Note: This is Part One of a multi-post series on teaching character in schools) Last week, I asked: Should we teach "character" in our schools? If so, what does it look like? If not, why not? This is similar to a question posed by a reader last year on Social Emotional Learning (see Response: ...
(NOTE: This is the last post in a three-part series on starting off the new school year strong. You can see Part One here and Part Two here) It's that time again, so ten days ago I asked the first question "kicking-off" this blog's second "season": "What's your best advice on getting the new scho...
(NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Three here) It's that time again, so last week I asked the first question "kicking-off" this blog's second "season": "What's your best advice on getting the new school year off to a good start?" In addition to r...
(NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series. You can read Part Two here and Part Three here) It's that time again, so last week I asked the first question "kicking-off" this blog's second "season": "What's your best advice on getting the new school year off to a good start?" In addition to re...
Last week, I asked: How can we help students develop their creativity? In addition to ideas from readers, two well-known writers and researchers have contributed responses today: Jonah Lehrer, author of "Imagine: How Creativity Works," which has been at the top or near the top of The New York Tim...
(This is the second post in a two-part series on "habits." Part One can be found here) A lot has been published lately on "habits" -- how to create good ones and how to break bad ones. So, last week I asked: How can we help students develop good habits? In Part One of this series, Charles Duhig...
(This is the first post in a two-part series on "habits." Part Two will be published on Wednesday) A lot has been published lately on "habits" -- how to create good ones and how to break bad ones. So, last week I asked: How can we help students develop good habits? Today, I'm lucky enough to ha...
Two readers have asked similar questions: Science Eduk8r: What do you do with the student who simply has refused to work? Mary B: I am a new teacher and have a position teaching in a high school. My question for you is how to respond to an apathetic student in my classroom? Many of us have had...
(This is the second of a two-part series on Ontario's schools. You can find Part One here) Much has been written about the high-performing schools in Finland and Singapore, but I've recently begun to hear more about our neighbors to the north in Ontario. So, last week I asked: What's going on in...
(This is the first of a two-part series on Ontario's schools) Much has been written about the high-performing schools in Finland and Singapore, but I've recently begun to hear more about our neighbors to the north in Ontario. So, last week I asked: What's going on in Ontario's schools? I'll be p...
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