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Children and the Structure of Mastery
What mastery looks like, how children at play exemplify it, and how schools do their best to stamp it out.
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Education, the Economy, and Creativity
Would teaching kids creativity in school guarantee them a job in a tough economy?
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Of Children and Politics
Use of children for political propaganda has been reinvented by the current president with ominous consequences.
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Book Review: From Zero To Rock Hero: A Crash Course In Playing Rock Guitar by Owen Edwards
Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy.
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Neglecting Our Teens
Teens should be treated more like adults, and given opportunities to interact with adults.
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Changing Public Education
How can we reform public education in ways that give our kids more learning opportunities and increase parental involvement?
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Book Review: Lighting their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World by Rafe Esquith
A great tool for parents and educators to inspire their children to become thoughtful and honorable people.
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Public Apologies as Teachable Moments
In the end it’s all about making sure our children learn that doing things the right way really does matter.
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A Week of Wistful Confusion
Labor Day, the West Indian Day Parade, speeches by the president, bells tolling again for 9/11: what a week!
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Obama’s Back to School Message: “A” for Effort
All the critics who were against this speech must have, I can only hope, thought differently after hearing it.
BC Writer of the Day