I had good initial conversations with 3 people from the world of education this week—well, two were email correspondences, and one was a real voice on the other end of the phone. Each is working on a different piece of … Continue reading
Here are three quotations to think about:“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts.” Albert Einstein “Measurable outcomes may be the least significant results of education.” Linda McNeil, Rice University,“…the main aim of … Continue reading
The front page of the Datebook section of the SF Chronicle today had a big article about anorexia. It reminded me of a film I have been reading about, RACE TO NOWHERE– http://www.reellinkfilms.com/ and a conversation I had recently with … Continue reading
You may have noticed that the catch phrase No Child Left Behind has fallen into disrepute. When Congress remakes the legislation I am sure that will not be the title. The packaging will definitely change, but will the contents be … Continue reading
Okay, I have spent a week carefully refining the words for the website description of August To June. Each time I write about the project I get both a new appreciation for the skills involved in saying something with clarity, … Continue reading
We started simply with the idea that we would show a year in the life of a class –my class, which is part of an open classroom program… but more specifically the life of the children in the class. Being … Continue reading
Every time I run into someone whom I haven’t seen for a while, I’m asked “How’s the film project coming?” I usually think to myself “the long answer or the short one?” and go for the short one: “Slowly but … Continue reading