by admin | Apr 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Alright, I’ll admit it. Participating in this event at the Pioneer Institute on this panel was really hard. It was essentially a room filled with people (mostly older white men) who do not trust teachers and think a common core curriculum and high-stakes tests are...
by admin | Apr 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
In February I visited the Raleigh/Durham areas of North Carolina all by myself-not nearly as exciting as traveling with kids and teachers! I was hosted at two bookstores—Quail Ridge in Raleigh and The Regulator in Durham. Lots of books were sold in Raleigh! And, my...
by admin | Mar 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
I may be nuts to have agreed to be on a panel that the Pioneer Institute is hosting, which Ed Hirsch is headlining (author of many books about core curriculum), but I’m not sure it does much good to just ignore the rhetoric of the conservatives. That is, after...
by admin | Mar 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
On March 1st I was invited to give a talk at Lesley University as part of their Centennial Year Celebration. I arrived on campus and immediately saw alum Rene Marrone (Theatre, 2009)…She was on her way to class and then off to tech for the play Taming of the...
by admin | Mar 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was really pleased about this glowing review in my hometown newspaper, The Boston Globe. Check it out!
