According to an article in last week’s New York Times, first year students at the American University in Cairo have to go through a year of “disorientation” where, for the first time, many of them are allowed to think, analyze, and be creative. The students — 85 percent of them Egyptians — have been throughContinue reading “American University in Cairo Teaches Students to Think”
Author Archives: Sara Bennett
Such, Such were the Joys (cont’d)
Today, FedUp Mom answers a question she posed three weeks ago in her guest post where she suggested that people read Such, Such Were the Joys by George Orwell. Read her answers to the first and second questions she posed here and here. And, of course, don’t forget to chime in with your own answer.Continue reading “Such, Such were the Joys (cont’d)”
Epitaph for a Young Teacher
I read this piece, Epitaph for a Young Teacher, in Teacher Magazine. Epitaph for a Young Teacher by Anthony Mullen Virginia Monticello Grounds Hamlet teaches much. The play taught me that the dead depend upon the living to tell their story. The dead, after all, first linger in our thoughts and prayers and then disappearContinue reading “Epitaph for a Young Teacher”
How to Engage Students in School
I recently read about the Sequoyah Shool in Pasadena, California, where engaging students is the school’s primary concern. Engaging students through curiosity By Josh Brody director, Sequoyah School, Pasadena, CA from Pasadena Star News I recently sat in on a parent-teacher conference led by a 6-year-old student. She was presenting her tree notebook. She eagerlyContinue reading “How to Engage Students in School”
First Monday
Today is the first Monday in May. As suggested in The Case Against Homework, and in this blog every month when I remember, I recommend that every parent send a note expressing her/his views on homework to teachers, administrators, or School Board members on the first Monday of every month. Today is the perfect timeContinue reading “First Monday”
Such, Such Were the Joys (cont’d)
Today, FedUp Mom answers a question she posed two weeks ago in her guest post where she suggested that people read Such, Such Were the Joys by George Orwell. Read her answer to the first question she posed here. And, of course, don’t forget to chime in with your own answer. Such, Such Thursdays byContinue reading “Such, Such Were the Joys (cont’d)”
Guest Blogger – Playing Ball With No Adults Around
A few weeks ago, Mike Lanza, founder and chief play officer of Playborhood, a blog that helps parents give their children a life of neighborhood play, dropped a comment, which prompted me to write to him. The founder and CEO of five software/Internet companies, Mike holds way too many degrees from Stanford University – anContinue reading “Guest Blogger – Playing Ball With No Adults Around”
Data and Race to the Top
Take a look at what Yong Zhao, whose TED lecture I recommended a while back, has to say about data and the new program, Race to the Top.
Moms (and Dads) on a Mission – More from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Today’s guest blogger, the mother of a second grader, lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds a masters degree in psychology and works full time doing psychometric testing of adults. She has written three previous entries here, here and here. Musings on the News by Psych Mom Our local television station recently did a threeContinue reading “Moms (and Dads) on a Mission – More from Halifax, Nova Scotia”
Such, Such Were the Joys
Two weeks ago, I turned over this space to Fedup Mom. In her first post she suggested that people read “Such, Such Were the Joys” by George Orwell and then answer several questions. I read and loved the piece but I couldn’t be bothered to answer FedUp Mom’s questions and neither could anyone else. SoContinue reading “Such, Such Were the Joys”
Stop Homework 