Cut the CurriculumCut the Curriculum
Here’s an idea: A Minimal Viable Curriculum (MVC). That’s what Christian Talbot over at Basecamp is proposing, and I have to say, I love the idea. He writes: “What if
Category: On My Mind
Quick UpdateQuick Update
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, and while I am aiming on getting back to this space, here are some of the other places I’m writing and publishing.
On Learning and Common SenseOn Learning and Common Sense
As I continue my trek through some of the “classics” regarding learning and schools, I’m finding it interesting the belief systems that many authors take pains to articulate when it
Our Skewed SystemOur Skewed System
From Diane Ackerman’s One Hundred Names for Love: What we airily label ‘creativity’ typically blends so many features: risk-taking, perseverance, problem-solving, openness to experience, the need to share one’s inner
The “Future of Learning” Isn’tThe “Future of Learning” Isn’t
Just read a headline that said “The Future of Learning to Be Revealed!” And all could think of was, “fake news.” This is the same tripe as when educators say
Thinking About “Learneracy”Thinking About “Learneracy”
From the “I’m An Ex-English Teacher and I Can Make Up New Words Department:” We have a huge focus in schools on literacy, and deservedly so. Almost no one argues
The Condition of “Open”The Condition of “Open”
“The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge.” ~Seymour Papert, (The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap, p45) Right now,
10 Principles For Schools of Modern Learning10 Principles For Schools of Modern Learning
It’s time to raise the bar on our conversations around school change. For too long, we’ve been paying lip service to “transformation,” unwilling or unable to reimagine our work in
Zen and the Art of School ChangeZen and the Art of School Change
About a week ago I grabbed Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig off my bookshelf and cracked it open for the first time since I first read it
Playing at “Agency”Playing at “Agency”
From the “Sometimes Your Read Something That Makes You Want to Scream ‘THIS!’ Department” I give you Sean Michael Morris: “This is the right of agency. It does not give