We started the semester by studying the magical events that lead Harry Potter and his friends, Ron and Hermione, to find the Sorcerer’s Stone in our very own version of Hogwarts Castle. The testimony of those who were originally involved in the plot is confidential (due to a potential “Ministry of Magic security risk”), so we screened the film to kick off our first fact finding mission. Our class then spent significant time discussing the details of the story and after, wrote our own exceptional cinema critiques. Continue reading
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School and The Aha Moment: Making Way for Good Ideas
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The purpose of attending school is to learn. Learning is about skills and ideas. Each school, according to its mission, cultivates different types of learning. Some concentrate on college-level content, others: skills, and more recently, some are now making more room in the curriculum for creativity.…
Educating Millenials in the Anxiety Era: Getting Real
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While many books and articles label young people today as the narcissistic “Me Generation”, we must be careful not to overlook the roots of this condition. As a society, we have participated in creating a culture that has unknowingly stripped children of some essential human…
One Size Fits None: Why Educational Standardization Doesn’t Fit and What We Should Do About It
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Trends, by definition, come and go. While the world of fashion revolves around this premise, the world of education needs a different foundation. For the last several decades, the valid push for accountability in schools has led to an unintentional disaster regarding student learning outcomes. Beginning…
Beyond the Moon in Education: ‘…not because it is easy, but because it is hard’
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It has been nearly 45 years since we first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Say what you want about the 1960’s, but the one thing the decade most certainly got right was its ability to encourage children to dream big. Somewhere between JFK’s…
Too School for Cool- The top 3 things that Everybody who is Anybody needs to know about Anything
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Everybody has been a nobody at one time or another. This is universally true. Unless you live in NYC or LA –in which case, since your city can get by simply on its initials, you are already an ‘anybody’ (bypassing the ‘nobody’ stage altogether). For the…
Smart Phones in the Classroom: Friend or Foe?
The use of smart phones in school is an interesting topic; everyone has an opinion about whether or not smart phones are useful tools. As with many topics in education, it all depends on the application and approach. I have a cell phone jail on my desk, and as the students walk into my class … Continue reading
Using Movement to Teach Chemistry
Students in Dr. Wojcik’s honors chemistry class were surprised when the class met in the dance studio. What could dance have to do with chemistry? According to Director of Dance Academy, Ms. Katie Petronio, dance and movement is a vital link in the education of the whole student. Movement in the classroom has many benefits: … Continue reading
Guest Post: New Year’s Resolutions
The following is a guest post from Aileen Palmer, Director of Professional Development and Educational Research at Grandview Preparatory School. See her original post and follow her blog, Teach With Pride, by clicking here. January 17th is the most common date to give up on your resolutions, it is the official Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day. In an attempt … Continue reading
Caught Red Handed…
By Lori Kubach, Associate Head of School Everyone loves a good mystery. Mysteries make you think, consider, discover, use deductive reasoning and critical thought. The Lower School Talent Pool students are using all these skills as they solve a mystery, The Case of the Missing Pickles. This all started about a week ago when Mrs. Kubach … Continue reading