Jul 17th, 2008
I’ve long had an idea of what kind of school I’d like my child(ren?) to attend, but I’ve had a hard time articulating it. Fortunately, there are plenty of smart and creative bloggers and academicians out there that help me learn and think. In fact, I still can’t articulate everything fully, so you’ll have to [...]
Jul 15th, 2008
There’s quite a bit of really good edublogging and commenting that lies at the intersection of “change” and “21st Century Schools” (see e.g. Chris Lehmann’s blog and Will Richardson’s blog). As one who has studied extensively the research and literature on school reform, school change, policy implementation, etc., I’m having a hard time with a [...]
Jul 8th, 2008
There’s an interesting discussion happening in a comment thread over at Will Richardson’s blog. If I could summarize, I’d say the conversation is about how large-scale, future-oriented school change might happen. Will and others are searching for ways to make change happen consistent with what he and we know about what’s possible. I particularly like [...]