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04 Oct Quick Rant: Early Childhood, Poverty, and PBS

Posted at 22:31h in Education, Education Policy, Jason Flom, Learning, Resources, Teaching, Thoughts by Jason Flom 0 Comments

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Let’s just be clear for a second: Millions of children living below the poverty line have NO access to quality early childcare to nurture their minds. They enter school already well behind their more affluent peers. That deficit is minimized (not solved, just lessened) by the...

24 Sep On Being a Bold School

Posted at 12:45h in Bob Dillon, Education, Learning, Teaching by Bob Dillon 2 Comments

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Over the past three years, I have been told a number of times that the work that we do at Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School is innovative, outside the box, and exciting. Sometimes the word ‘bold’ even creeps into the equation. Certainly the experience-based learning...

21 Sep Childhood Poverty: Shame of the Nation

Posted at 12:14h in Education, Education Policy, Jason Flom, Thoughts by Jason Flom 2 Comments

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I just attended a brief webinar with the Carsey Institute on their recent brief that identifies patterns in childhood poverty using data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey. The brief is sobering to say the least. In short, despite the recession being "over," poverty rates among children continue to...

10 Apr Four questions about education in Finland

Posted at 08:27h in Education, Education Policy, Learning, Pasi Sahlberg, Teaching by Pasi Sahlberg 7 Comments

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Q: What is the purpose of public education? Public education guarantees every child good basic education and equal opportunities to further learning. Public education also equalizes the differences that income inequalities and other socioeconomic characteristics create to different learners. In brief, public education is basic human...

04 Apr You Matter: A Message, A Reminder, A Connector, A Mission

Posted at 05:59h in Angela Maiers, Education, Learning, Teaching, Video by AngelaMaiers 23 Comments

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We want to know that we matter. We want to know that we were heard and that what we had to say meant something. —Oprah YOU MATTER. This is more than simple, cheerful proclamation; it is a message that is at the heart and soul of our work...

27 Mar Emerging Trend: Grassroots Growth

Posted at 17:18h in Education, Jason Flom, Learning, Teaching by Jason Flom 10 Comments

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Imagine a seed planted in the ground. To merely survive as a plant its needs are fairly basic. Dirt. Moisture. Light. However, in order to truly thrive, its needs become a bit more complex. Rich, aerated soil. Consistent, clean water. Full spectrum light. Climate, weather,...

24 Mar Whole Child Arithmetic: More Than the Sum of Its Parts

Posted at 18:03h in Education, Jason Flom by Jason Flom 0 Comments

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Bringing about transformative change in our education system necessitates that we take a semi serious and semi ridiculous look at the numerous dynamics influencing schools, schooling, education and learning. If we do our jobs well, at the center of this effort should be the whole...

Whole Child Tag

04 Oct Quick Rant: Early Childhood, Poverty, and PBS

24 Sep On Being a Bold School

21 Sep Childhood Poverty: Shame of the Nation

10 Apr Four questions about education in Finland

04 Apr You Matter: A Message, A Reminder, A Connector, A Mission

27 Mar Emerging Trend: Grassroots Growth

24 Mar Whole Child Arithmetic: More Than the Sum of Its Parts

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