For several days, I have been writing about the movement to standardize the curriculum, indeed, to develop a single set of standards for the entire nation—15,000 school districts. So far, Achieve.org has written the Common...
Read MoreYesterday I wrote about the drive to “standardize” curriculum in the U.S. through the implementation of Common Core Standards. Already, we have the Common Core Standards in Mathematics and Reading, and National...
Read MoreIn the most recent issue of NSTA Reports (National Science Teachers Association), Francis Eberle, NSTA Executive Director wrote an opinion piece entitled First Steps Toward New Science Standards. Although not an official...
Read MoreYesterday I wrote about the documentary film The Race to Nowhere: The Darkside of America’s Achievement Culture by filmmaker Vicki Abeles. The film, which will be shown Nationwide later this month, challenges the Federal...
Read MoreYesterday I talked about curiosity in science teaching, and included a brief movie of images that were designed to help us think about inquiry and creativity in science teaching. I was checking my blog list last night, and I...
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