The Educator's Notebook

Solvitur Ambulando: It Is Solved By Walking.
Quartz - 5/25/19

“Walking is a way to be more present, ease anxiety, spark creativity, increase productivity, and detox from digital overload (that is, if you don’t walk with your face in your phone).”
“Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World”
New York Times - 5/24/19

“This pattern extends beyond music and sports. Students who have to specialize earlier in their education — picking a pre-med or law track while still in high school — have higher earnings than their generalist peers at first, according to one economist’s research in several countries. But the later-specializing peers soon caught up… The early specializers, meanwhile, more often quit their career tracks.”

On The Need To Address Dating Violence In The Teenage Years
New York Times - 5/21/19

“Include psychological abuse, and these numbers rise significantly. More than 60 percent of adolescents who date (both boys and girls) said they had experienced physical, sexual or psychological abuse from a partner.”

“All High Schools In Georgia Must Teach CS By 2024”
EdScoop - 5/20/19
Will The Arts Be The Most Important Subject In The Future?
The Stage - 2/27/19

“The modern world doesn't reward you for what you know, but for what you can do with what you know.”

A Case For Improvement Cycles, And The Limited Role Of Research In Teaching
TES - 5/30/19

“Classrooms are just too complicated for research ever to tell teachers what to do. Teachers need to know about research, to be sure, so that they can make smarter decisions about where to invest their time, but teachers, and school leaders need to become critical consumers of research – using research evidence where it is available and relevant, but also recognising that there are many things teachers need to make decisions about where there is no research evidence, and also realising that sometimes the research that is available may not be applicable in a particular context.”

The Elements Of Maker Education — Designing New Assessment Forms
Hechinger Report - 5/26/19
In Defense Of Direct Instruction
Medium - 4/25/19

“Teachers want the freedom to be able to bounce from idea to idea and ask students to make those important cognitive connections. However, without a foundation of skills and knowledge, those leaps in higher order thinking are impossible.”

“For Best Results, Pair MOOCs With In-Person Support”
EdSurge - 5/30/19

“These days we’ve moved past the idea of MOOCs as a one-size-fits-all solution for revamping higher education. But colleges are still struggling where these large-scale courses fit in. Our work indicates that the best results happen when students can take advantage of the free or low-cost online resources with in-person networks and support.”
Whether And Why Teachers Use Tech. A Good Breakdown
EdSurge - 5/29/19
Whose Phone Use Is More Problematic: Kids Or Parents?
Quartz - 5/29/19

"Let's Hear It For The Average Child”
New York Times - 5/31/19

“To the student who does all the homework in his hardest subject and turns it in promptly… For the rest of your life, you will never again think of this C, but you’ll bring your character and your capacity for hard work to all your future endeavors.”
On The Persistence Of The School-As-Factory Metaphor
Larry Cuban - 5/28/19

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