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Monthly Archives: January 2009

A New Day

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Being one time zone west of the Pacific Coast, Obama’s swearing in took place here just as school started today. We had TV’s on all over the building. I had sound and picture coming through the projection system in the classroom – big screen, room lights half off while it was still dark outside, [...]

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What We Measure

Friday, January 9, 2009

I had a pleasant chat with my principal yesterday afternoon about the hopeful prospect of a national discussion on educating the whole child, an idea that bridges discussions about 21st century schools with advocacy for the physical and emotional well being of children. Claus von Zastrow points out that curriculum reform isn’t an either-or proposition, [...]

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Paying Attention

Friday, January 2, 2009

The internet is full of important and interesting things to know about, and it’s hard to manage the volume. Abundance easily becomes overload. I’ve been reading about the economy, Obama, Gaza, Arne Duncan, reading theory, Obama, poverty, and the economy. Oh, and every now and then, cats. I have no interest at all in cats.
Maybe [...]

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