Dane's Education Blog

If you want to get to know a 13-year old, then grab a copy of James Howe’s book 13: Thirteen stories that capture the agony and ecstasy of ...

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) hosts a great service that aggregates (compiles) the day's leading st...

Playdates are times when kids can get to know one another outside of the school classroom. This is when friendships can blossom much like t...

My office is located close to the school lobby, and the other morning I was sitting at my desk working when an air conditioner repairman whe...

When you are raising and teaching children, it is hard to escape having to deal with bullying. Whether it is your own child or student, you...

I was struck when I first read the word “ heuristic ” for three reasons: one, I never heard it before; two, I added a new word among my grow...

My favorite SLL book is I’ve Known Rivers: Lives of Loss and Liberation . Her detailed account of the lives of six people touched me in a w...

The scream I heard while sitting at my desk caused my skin to crawl. I knew who it was, but I did not know why I heard the desperate, shril...

Helping a child understand the use and importance of contextual clues when reading has always been a fascination of mine. Knowing whether t...

Children need ample time to create, think, and work. Compressing a child’s work time to fit our busy schedules can be frustrating for the c...

The last time I read to our middle school students, I first wanted to have an exchange with them on new words and how they make it into thei...

As I stand at the school doors each day, welcoming children — including younger not-yet-ready-for–school siblings — parents, teachers, dogs,...

Take five minutes to click on this beautiful video that is the best rendition of the song "Stand by Me."   Playing For Change: Son...

If you are not in the classroom with them on a daily basis and really want to get to know what makes eleven- and twelve-year olds tick, then...

With graduations upon us, I am remembering "Wear Sunscreen."  If you have not been introduced to it, read below. Written by Mary S...

The other day I was talking with a school parent and his mother in the school lobby at drop-off, and our conversation included the joy of gr...

It was Saturday and I had to pick up tea and frozen breaded eggplant at the local Trader Joe’s store. I was by myself when I entered the st...

At a recent first through eighth grade morning assembly, the theme was Poem in Your Pocket. Students brought a poem in their pocket to shar...

When I was in the 2-year olds' classroom the other day, I noticed the easel at which the children paint beautiful paintings. Instantly,...

When I read Peggy Orenstein's article "Kindergrten Cram" about homework for five-year olds and looked at the amount of time s...

Participating in the many admission interviews throughout the month of January, I am not surprised by the number of prospective families tha...

I was first drawn to the book Leading With Kindness because of the title and the author William Baker, who spent 20 years as president of W...

I love to watch children engaged in parallel play — that play where children are individually engrossed in a book or puzzle, side by side wi...

Devoted to leadership for change, the spring issue of Independent School magazine has many excellent articles, but there is one that I woul...

In a recent discussion with members of our state association professional development committee, much time was spent discussing the future o...

While reading the Sunday paper, my eye was attracted to the headline "Always, the Crack of the Bat " and accompanying photograph...

I remember the date and the day vividly. It was Wednesday, October 29 at about 1:15 p.m. and I was standing on the rooftop play area watchi...

Recently, I had the occasion to visit the University of Virginia and was struck by the campus, particularly Thomas Jefferson's design of...

This evening parents and teachers had the pleasure of spending an evening with nationally renowned Deborah Roffman .  She has the perfect ba...

During my college years in 1968 I made a five-year commitment to the Marine Corps. Once I completed my undergraduate work in elementary edu...