Articles tagged: Things Observed
Resilience in times of sorrow
Posted: Jun 20, 2010Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. —Helen Keller Sleep evaded me as emergency sirens twice warned of approaching tornadoes, although I was exhausted after a ... Read more »
Lamenting the loss of veteran teachers
Posted: Jun 13, 2010And what happens to the soul of a profession like teaching if experience becomes a dirty word? What message do we send to people who want to commit their lives to teaching and to children? ... Read more »
What it means to be an educated person
Posted: Jun 06, 2010[I]n the past quarter-century, one narrow version of a good education—now thoroughly identified with a good schooling—has become the orthodox view among policymakers, civic and business leaders, parents, and students themselves. That version says a ... Read more »
Bullying requires a community solution
Posted: May 27, 2010“Research now suggests that bullies, their victims, bystanders, parents, teachers, and other adults in the building are all part of an ecology in schools that can either sustain or suppress bullying behaviors. And finding a ... Read more »
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