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Chinese-American Student Exchange: It’s a mutual two way highway across the Pacific
We hear much about Chinese students looking to America for education options ranging from boarding school to college. An interesting short article in the Marin Independent Journal last week shows the pan pacific cross cultural and cross educational interest is a two way process. In “Marin Voice: Marin schools can lead the trend toward Asia,” [...]
Read MoreClassroom Technology: where are the results?
New York Times reporter Matt Richtel turns a critical eye on this conundrum in his article from this past Saturday, “In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores.” This piece is ‘must’ reading for anyone involved classroom technology adoption. The problem with education- more specifically- classroom technology is that the purveyors, the public, students, their parents, and [...]
Read MoreA Glimpse into Summer Ski Training
Proctor Academy‘s Eastern Ski Program touched down in Chile for their late summer training program. Coaches and skiers chronicled their training and cultural excursions on a blog (Eastern Skiers Return to Chile!) during the week stay. Why Chile? “I’ve often been asked why we journey all the way to South America for summer skiing and [...]
Read MoreHelping Students Build a Foundation for a Mathematical Future
Building on the effort to help students build a stronger mathematics foundation, Westtown School is expanding its adoption of the Singapore Math curriculum. Westtown will now use the curriculum throughout the elementary and middle school grades. The expansive adoption of Singapore Math is Westtown’s response to American student’s poor standing on a number of math [...]
Read MoreThe Decline of Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies
If you were in schools, in any capacity, during the past 20, or so, years, you’re familiar with zero-tolerance discipline policies- policies put in place to provide clarity both, in the rule, and the punishment. Do X and you’re removed from school. Boy, did the clarity of zero-tolerance sound good on paper. Everyone would know [...]
Read MoreBringing Boys Education Back into Focus
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I’m not a big television watcher, so thanks to our friends at Blue Ridge School (an all-boys boarding school in St. George, VA) for sharing this story. Earlier in March, NBC Nightly News ran a series titled, America at the Crossroads. After an [...]
Read MoreSchool’s (Almost) Out For Summer…Now What to Do?
The start of the New Year clearly symbolizes one thing for students…the halfway point of the school year! Though the seasons may differ for students residing in different parts of the world, many still refer to the months of June and July as “summer” and begin looking ahead to their break from school. However, this [...]
Read MoreMore Evidence for Healthy Living: Any Smoking Poses A Problem
Healthy living is certainly part of the modern boarding school mantra. Almost every school articulates goals and purposes around a regular schedule, good sleep, sound eating, exercise, and healthy relationships with peers and adults. Admittedly, we/schools weren’t always as good about this as we could have been. I’ve been around long enough to remember the [...]
Read MoreSeeing Boarding School Teachers in a Different Light: Grier School’s Jocelyn Hrzic Dances Before Her Students
An article that arrived on my desktop this morning gives me chance to highlight something that I know from experience but that we don’t too often get to highlight. A trait that sets some boarding school faculty apart is the fact that they are practicioners of their subject areas. It’s always interesting to come across [...]
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 MoreHeadmaster’s Holiday: An Accidental Documentary Project
Proctor Academy‘s Chuck Will scored an accidental coup when he issued a camera to a Proctor student named Eli who was supposed to take some ‘day-in-life pictures’ for Chuck (Ferris Berlow’s Day Off). Little did Chuck know Eli would return the camera 24 hours later with 327 pictures. Unbeknownst to Chuck, Eli picked up the [...]
Read MoreDedicated to a New Model Educational NGO: A Q&A with Abaarso Tech Founder Jonathan Starr
We contacted Arbaarso Tech (Somaliland) founder and Worcester Academy alumnus Jonathan Starr after becoming interested in the Abaarso Tech back story. How did a guy from Worcester come to dedicate himself to a new model of NGO working to address poverty and development issues in east Africa? Jonathan was kind enough to share his thinking [...]
Read MoreSelf Control- The Most Significant Factor in a Successful Life: Can It Be Taught?
Turns out you might really have learned many of the behaviors that you need to know in kindergarten- and preschool. “Self-control keeps us from eating a whole bag of chips or from running up the credit card. A new study says that self-control makes the difference between getting a good job or going to jail [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on Indian Mountain School
Visiting Indian Mountain School, I felt like a kid again. The school is a junior boarding school located in Lakeville, CT. IMS feels like home away from home for its students. Facilities, views and setting were all beautiful. The arts are woven throughout the curriculum and visual and performing arts offer great windows of opportunity. [...]
Read MoreTesting Works Best: Now The Questions How? How Much? And, When?
I told my wife about new research findings that make the case for testing as the most effective method for cementing information and the ability to recall it. She replied in a deadpan tone “that’s why I give a lot of quizzes and tests.” I might also add that she teaches courses that conclude with [...]
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