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LOST EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 

Few lost opportunities in education result in the tragedy of the Virginia Tech murders. We have yet to learn about the lost opportunities for...

PROBLEMS NEED RIGHT SOLUTIONS 

I worry that we worry about the wrong things in education.

Among the most talked-about worries are budgets and governance and who's...

TEACHERS NEED ENCOURAGEMENT, TOO 

When school starts up again, it's not just pupils and parents who have to be ready. So do teachers, and these days that can be very...

Wartime and schooling 

It can't be easy for school administrators, and it must be very confusing for children living through today's war in Iraq. It can't be easy for...

Ohanian's honest portrayal 

What has long worried me is that schools and educators are supposed to do and be everything and that the world outside the schools somehow bears...

SHOPPING AROUND FOR CHILDREN'S ACHIEVEMENT 

Like so many of us, I've been in the stores lately. It's especially intriguing to see the new education toys and gadgets. One that got my eye...

PUPILS NEED EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, TOO 

We talk about teacher and parent accountability. But what about the accountability that pupils have for their own education. We adults can...

SUVS, TECHNOLOGY ARE DIVIDING MORE FAMILIES 

My house sits on an intersection in the middle of the city. But, judging from the cars passing my window, you'd think I was in the middle of...

The Learning Partnerships Specialist: Building the New and Needed Web of Learning Support 

WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IS THAT OFTENTIMES KIDS NEED MORE HELP THAN THEIR TEACHERS ALONE CAN GIVE THEM. THIS LONGTIME...

Wanting the Best for Our Children 

Is there anyone who doesn't want the best education for children? I can't find that person. But what is increasingly harder to find, even for...