by admin | Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, I will embark on a very special trip to Qatar. I’ll be joined by five faculty members and 21 Boston Arts Academy students, who have all taken part in an exciting new Arabic class offered at BAA this year. The Washington Latin Charter School in Washington,...
by admin | Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was recently invited to give a talk at The Harvard Graduate School of Education by Deirdre Duckett, administrator for Educational Policy and Management. William McLaughlin, from BAA’s Dance Faculty, brought eight wonderful students who performed his magnificent...
by admin | Apr 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m on my way to Western Mass today to speak at the wonderful Odyssey Bookstore in South Hadley. On route, I will make a stop at the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School for a visit. Chris Fournier, who is currently Administrative Director there, was an...
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...
