Every person deserves dignity.  Yet it is something that it is all too easy to strip away from young people.  Make a joke at the expense of an awkward teenager because embarrassing them is funny.  Change the story of what your 5-year-old did because it is a better (funnier … Continue reading →

This post was initially published on Getting Smart on January 2nd, 2018. How do you know if your personalized learning initiative is working? What you measure can have a profound impact on the outcomes you see. The challenge with implementing personalized learning is that it can be done authentically, with … Continue reading →

The most interesting conferences surface a mix of the ideas that are new enough to be interesting yet mainstream enough to be actionable with those that are just on the horizon.  I attend a lot of conferences, so it was with particular pleasure I was able to participate in the … Continue reading →

This article was first published on Getting Smart on 9/22/17 Tony Wagner’s The Global Achievement Gap defines the modern workplace as an environment that no longer calls for compliant workers who wait to be told what to do, who believe that collaborating is cheating or who hoard information believing it … Continue reading →

This article was first published on Getting Smart on 9/26/17 Schools have traditionally been asked to do many “jobs” for their customers, including: Provide child care before, during and after school while parents work. Inculcate knowledge and skills required for college (and ensure they can get into good colleges). Feed … Continue reading →