- When the mind is braced by the weighty expectations of a prepared work, the page of whatever book we read, becomes luminous with manifold allusion. Every sentence is doubly significant; the sense of our author is as broad as the world. There is creative reading as well as creative writing. ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks 5:233
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Recent Posts
- LePage-King dustup has drawn us away from important policy debate
- Thought of the Day: Reactions
- Commissioner’s Update – March 26, 2015
- Encouragement
- LePage tax cut plan, based on disproven thinking, comes at a staggering price
- Surviving Friendly Fire: 8 Tips for Dealing with Unfair Criticism
- It’s All Urgent! Six Ways to Prioritize When Everything’s a Priority
- Commissioner’s Update – January 29, 2015
- Millions in public school funds on the line if Maine loses federal education waiver
- All six of Maine’s charter schools have student waiting lists
- Expenses up more than revenue in state K-12 budget proposal
- LePage’s ridiculous corporate tax giveaway will face legislative scrutiny
- LePage proposes under-the-radar corporate tax giveaway
- Washington State Democratic Party Committee Votes to Reject Common Core
- Who Is Profiting From Charters? The Big Bucks Behind Charter School Secrecy, Financial Scandal and Corruption
- The Reality Tale of Two Education Systems: One for the Poor, and One for the Rest
- Report recommending EPS changes now available
- More money for K-12, but costs rising
- Exposing K-12 Schools Achilles’ Heel
- The Role of the Community in Education
- Step By Step, the Journey Towards Freedom From Grade Levels
- The Abdication of Parenthood: A Cry For Help?
- 10 Wishes for Schools in 2015
- China’s Education Gap
- Education on Wheels: What are the Real Costs of Busing Too Many Kids to School?
- LePage Administration proposes public charter school funding fix
- Commissioner’s Update – January 22, 2015
- There’s no answer sheet for questions about how LePage’s tax reform plan would affect Maine schools
- Mind Over Marshmallows
- Pennsylvania: Watching Public Education Die in Delaware County
- “Schools in Context”: The Full Text of a Major Study Comparing the U.S. to Eight Other Nations
- How and Why Money Matters in Schools (one more time – updated)
- A Néw Bill to Abolish Annual Testing
- 3 Ideas to Revolutionize School
- How To Manage Systems
- $48/barrel oil. What do you mean we shouldn’t be happy about that?
- South Portland school officials worry LePage plan could cause local budget woes
- LePage flat-funds education in proposed budget riddled with cuts
- LePage’s push for school district consolidation: Incentives not penalties
- With tax cuts, LePage owes voters fiscal responsibility
- The Law of Diminishing Intent
- 10 Awesome Interview Questions to Really Get to Know Job Candidates
- Henry Ford’s Advice
- 8 Habits of Effective Critical Thinkers
- K12 Hopes to Open Virtual School in North Carolina, Despite Record of Failure Elswhere
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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Trust: Top Down or Bottom Up?
In an organization, trust is generated from the top down rather than the bottom up. Sure, it is important for employees as well as leaders to be trustworthy, but the culture that allows trust to kindle and flourish is usually … Continue reading
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The iPad as a Tool for Creation to Strengthen Learning
MindShift | July 22, 2013 | By Justin Reich Imagine walking up to a stream. On the far side lies our ideal learning environment — student-centric, inquiry-based, resource-rich — our Someday. A series of stepping stones indicates a way across. … Continue reading
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Managing Information Technology in Schools: Doing IT Better
Originally posted on ETC-IL:
What is the value of information technology (IT)? Are schools getting what they pay for? Most school business managers see IT as yet another cost center and they grumble. So how do you manage IT to…
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Video Review for 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Originally posted on Callibrain:
This is video review for the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. This video was produced by http://www.callibrain.com, creators of Callibrain: Team Engagement, Communication, and Execution software. To buy the book…
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10 Ways to Be Positive
Originally posted on The Midnight Station:
Having a positive state of mind is one of the key ingredients to a happy life. Sure, positivity can lead to high expectations that can lead to disappointment, but constant negativity can have worse…
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Negative people are like second hand-smoke
Originally posted on Reinvent Me! 2013:
An article in Psychology Today says “negativity is like second-hand smoke. It not only permeates the room but has dire health consequences for those unfortunate enough to be in its path.” Negative people are ‘Debbie…
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Who will be held responsible when state officials are factually wrong? On Statistics & Teacher Evaluation
Originally posted on School Finance 101:
While I fully understand that state education agencies are fast becoming propaganda machines, I’m increasingly concerned with how far this will go. Yes, under NCLB, state education agencies concocted completely wrongheaded school classification schemes that…
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4 Misconceptions About Leadership
Education to Save the World When you read the below misconceptions about leadership, it’s likely that you’ll agree with the fact that they are misunderstandings of leadership. They seem obvious. The tricky thing is it’s very easy to fall into … Continue reading
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I Used To Think … And Now I Think (Part 2)
Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
I published Part 1 about how my ideas about school reform have changed over the past half-century. Here is Part 2. *************************************************************************** I used to think that structural reforms…
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News & Notes on LEARNING for LEADERS 