I just got a copy of Salman Khan’s new book The One World School House – Education Reimagined. Â He founded the Khan Academy and his TED video has been viewed by millions. Â I just started…
I stopped blogging for a while so I could step back and think about education newly. I wanted to re-orient myself and insure I was focusing on what was important. So I stepped back and…
Many folks are confused when they hear that schools districts, states and even countries are now requiring students to pass proficiency tests in math, reading, English, etc. Â It is important to know that this is…
I think about education all the time.  Today I found an article about education in Fast Company (an unlikely source) that knocked my socks off.  You can stop here and read it.  But here’s my…
When I’m not working hard as Delphian’s Assistant Headmaster, I head up the Oregon Federation of Independent Schools. Â I’ve been working with Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) radio on a news story about the condition of…
Oregon State Superintendent of Schools, Susan Castillo, just sent out a report about recent statewide test results.  In her cover letter she wrote, “Education in Oregon, and around the country, has changed dramatically in the…
In a recent  blog, I mentioned two articles arriving in the same newsletter.  Today I’ll take up the second article “Replace ‘seat time’ with competency, reports saysâ€. It must be apparent by now, I…
Just read an article claiming that the King School in Portland now has 183 school days, the most school days in an Oregon school, thanks to a federal grant. Parents of students attending KNOVA Learning…
Ending the Tyranny of the Lecture Today I read two articles in the same email newsletter.  They were “hotâ€!  In this blog, I’ll discuss the first article – Ending the ‘tyranny of the lecture’. It…
The Atlanta school test scandal is hot news, but some parts are hotter than others! You can read all about it in the news, and it is constantly unfolding, but here is the heart of…