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How do we “Fix the Schools?”

Ellen Berg, my colleague in The Teacher Leaders asked this very simple question the other day. I had so much fun in answering and I believe so deeply in the power of this simple question that I wanted to ...
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2009
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Facebook Quizzes and Lesson Planning

It used to be 4 colors that defined the differences between personalities: gold, blue, green, and orange. Then it advanced to 8 slices of a pie used to categorize the different intelligences: linguistic, logical, naturalistic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, visual/spatial, kinesthetic, musical.  There are ...
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Standards Conversation #1: Should Education Take a Tip from Starbucks?

Starbucks is the ultimate in differentiation.  In fact, it's built an empire on providing individualized, one-on-one product to any member of its clientele, no questions asked.  Cute, young baristas (some with piercings, some without) hand out drinks with a smile, ...

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