Sunday, August 23, 2015

Schools Need Intellectual Leaders Too!

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“The role of the intellectual is to expose new ways of thinking: to make people see the world around them in a different light, to disturb ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Is Education’s Sole Purpose to Prepare Students for the Jobs of the Future? I Say No!

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Is education’s sole purpose to prepare students for the jobs of the future? I am positive that many educators who read my headline immediat...
Friday, August 7, 2015

Beware of ‘Educational Snake-Oil Salespersons’: Ask Them to Provide Evidence

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I was having a conversation the other day with a salesperson of an educational product, and he threw out the words, “My product is research...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

“In Pearson We Trust!” Trust Corporations Not Teachers

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I n this recent story from NPR entitled “How Standardized Tests Are Scored (Hint: Humans Are Involved),” it becomes clear how companies lik...
Friday, July 3, 2015

July the Fourth: Celebration of Our Commonalities and Our Differences

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As this July the Fourth approaches, we hear the usual calls for “patriotism” and “love for country.” American flags fly everywhere. Firewor...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Bluetooth and Wifi Issues with MacBook Pros

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Since I upgraded to OS X Yosemite, I, like many other Mac users have been issues with bluetooth and wifi interference . As updates have roll...
Saturday, June 6, 2015

On Blogging and Where Have the Posts Been?

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What many have probably noticed lately, there just hasn’t been as many posts to The 21st Century Principal blog as in years past. For some t...