"curriculum"
Developing a Love of Math in Younger Students
When I posted the link to Keith Devlin’s NPR piece from Weekend Edition Saturday- “The Way You Learned Math Is So Old School (listen below)-”on my facebook page, it generated more comments than any link I have posted in a while. Somehow being a high school math teacher with 21 years experience makes me an [...]
Read MoreIt’s Not About Tests. It’s About Rigorous Curricula
Alex Mallory has a piece over at the Huffington Post titled, “The Real Reason Private Schools Drop AP Tests.” His argument is nice, but everything in it is premised on time, money and resources that most schools don’t have. Of course a school, or district (does Mallory know about public school districts?) can write their [...]
Read MoreSaint Andrew’s School (Boca Raton, FL) Gains IB Accreditation
Saint Andrew’s School began school this week as a fully accredited International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) World School. Head of School, Dr. Ann Marie Krejcarek sees the IB’s rigor as a key to graduate’s future successes: “Answering our students’ and parents’ calls for the very best college preparatory education has led to addition of the [...]
Read MoreInternational Baccaulaureate Curriculum Augments Traditional UK A-Level Exams
Saw this tidbit in an article in The Independent (UK) (Independent Schools Are Wise to Look Overseas): “European families have been attracted by private schools offering the International Baccalaureate in addition to A-levels.” While UK secondary schools and their graduates will continue to be measured by student success on A Levels (proficiency tests for university [...]
Read MoreNational Association Director Marks onBoarding School’s 500th Post
Editor’s Note: For our 500th blog post, we invited friend and Independent Educational Consultants Association, Executive Director, Mark Sklarow to comment and reflect on onBoarding Schools’ contributions to families and the larger boarding school community. Many thanks, Mark, for the kind words. For those who live, eat and breathe boarding schools on a regular basis, [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Fay School
Jamie Ramsdell, Director of Admission connects Fay School (America’s oldest junior boarding school) traditions to the 21st century in this latest installment of our Getting to Know series. Highlights from the conversation include: -Balance of tradition and the new -Broad options throughout the curriculum -Connected faculty
Read MoreHarvard Study Questions the Predictive Value of Advanced Placement Courses in Science and Math
A four year study by Harvard’s Philip M. Sadler and UVA’s Robert H. Tai concludes that, while the curriculum and rigor required of student in AP courses is worthy, success in AP science and math courses cannot predict a student’s success once in college. Sadler concludes for the Harvard Gazette (High School AP Courses Do [...]
Read MoreBoarding School’s All-Inclusive Approach
Returning back from my travels across the country and now meeting prospective families during campus visits, I am truly amazed at how impressive this next generation of student really is. We have some great future leaders amongst us. And, for many of the families I have met with over the last couple of months, the [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of Mercersburg Academy!
Mercersburg Academy students were happy, down-to-earth and very comfortable in their rural, family-like setting. They have a very diverse campus where they emphasize the value of community and collaboration, while offering a very challenging academic curriculum and many extracurricular options both in visual and performing arts, music, athletics, robotics, clubs and they open doors beyond [...]
Read MoreAP for Everyone: It’s Our Best Yardstick We Have
As AP leaders and readers begin grading student exams this week, Washington Post writer Jay Matthews makes the case for an almost universal validity in high school students taking AP courses (Is AP for All A Formula For Failure?). He takes on the arguments that ‘only qualified students’ should be allowed in AP classes and [...]
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