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The melody of education: what should we be accountable for?
Oct 06, 2015 |
Category: leadership
Not every end is a goal. The end of a melody is not its goal; but nonetheless, if the melody had not reached its end, it would not have reached its goal. A parable.Nietzsche
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How do we know if a teacher's any good?
May 09, 2015 |
Category: leadership
Obviously enough, not all teachers are equal. But how do we know which ones are any cop? Well, we just do, don't we? Everyone in a school community tends to know who's doing a decent job. But how do w...
A few thoughts about character education
Apr 27, 2015 |
Category: leadership
The idea that schools should be educating students' character has been gathering momentum in recent years. But the once distant drums have become increasingly urgent; politicians and professors, hucks...
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