Dane's Education Blog

. . . insights on children and parenting and a resource for educators and parents on children, teaching, learning, and leadership.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Life Long Learners Club (LLLC)

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      In order to walk the walk, our faculty and staff model the life long learning concept to our students.  Any member of the faculty and ...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

In Case You Missed His Voice

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     As soon as I heard mention of the name Ted Williams my ears perked up.  Growing up following Yankees and Red Sox clashes, I was acutely...
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Brain: The Inside Story Exhibition

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     If you are planning to be in New York City between now and August 15, you must visit the American Museum of Natural History and see th...
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Monday, January 17, 2011

Reprise of “Is Good Best?”

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      In the fall of 2003 I wrote “Is Good Best,” an article that cited a survey that asked Japanese parents “In one word, describe what...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Caldecott, Newbery, and Other ALA Awards

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     The American Library Association  (ALA) announced this year's winners.   A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Erin Stead (illustrator) and...
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Follow up on Switch

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     At the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Annual Conference in February , one of the keynote speakers will be Dan Heath...
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

How to Find the Bright Spots

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     Last summer I referred to the book Switch : How to Change Things When Change is Hard  by Chip and Dan Heath.  One of the techniques tha...
Sunday, January 2, 2011

Mind in the Making - Ellen Galinsky

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     If you are raising, teaching, or studying children, you will want to shepherd a copy of Ellen Galinsky's   Mind in the Making .  Am...
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

One Opinion on Use of Technology by College Freshman

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        Here is a thoughtful entry among six that are part of a piece in a past Sunday Opinion section of  the NYTimes : "Devices hav...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

Crazy English

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           If you like words and are fascinated with the English language, click over to this website I stumbled upon .  
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Louis Sachar's Newest Book

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     I was first introduced to Louis Sachar through his main character Stanley Yelnats — that's Yelnats, Stanley spelled backwards — in...
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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Learning Flow When Kids Are in Their Element

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        From time to time I share one-page stories about kids, education, and parenting that I have written over the years.  Amusing but usu...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Tad Hills: Author & Illustrator

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     This past week, author and illustrator Tad Hills demonstrated his talent for writing and drawing to our preschoolers, first, second an...
Friday, December 10, 2010

Kid Internet Abuse (Part II)

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     In case you missed my previous post and the NYTimes,   "As Bullies Go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up"  article, here are two ...
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Monday, December 6, 2010

Can Parents Catch Up Using an Inter Net? (Part I)

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      In the spring of 2002, I wrote an article for I ndependent School  magazine titled "Internet Abuse," which at the time, pro...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Teachers Learning Together

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       Teachers learning is constant in our schools. It has to be. Teachers learning models for our students how the process works. Teachers...
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Sunday, November 28, 2010

How Do You Handel a Food Court Chorus?

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    There are different ways in which children can be introduced to classical music.  The video below presents one way George Frideric Hande...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Conversations with Middle Schoolers

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     I thought that it might be good to follow up on my last post with an article I wrote a while back  on talking to middle schoolers.   ...
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Sunday, November 21, 2010

The Blessing of a B Minus

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     I picked up Wendy Mogel's newest book The Blessing of a B Minus the same day I decided to watch the 1977, Oscar-winning, Woody A...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

A Brave New World-Wide Web

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     Can we keep up with our students when it comes to technology?      Kind of like the popular short video " Did You Know ," ...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

One Crazy Summer

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     One Crazy Summer the newest young adult book by Rita Williams-Garcia just may be the next Newbery Medal winner.  Even though you wil...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

7 x 13 = 28?

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   "Dad, I need help on my math homework."        How often have parents been confronted with having to help their child with a ...
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Leadership for the Right Reasons

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    This week I attended the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) Annual Heads' Conference where the keynote speak...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Letting Go

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     I love watching fifth graders — that's just about the time this happens — casually but insistently slide away from their parents wh...
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Sunday, October 31, 2010

More on E-book Revolution

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      I am closely following our transition from books to e-books.  It is happening faster than I could have imagined.  Much like the disapp...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Learning Learning Differences

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      Dr. Joyce Pickering, Executive Director Emeritus of the Shelton School in Dallas, Texas — the nation's largest private school fo...
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Carefully Teaching Children

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      I bumped into two beautiful resources that send a distinct message of helping us understand the subtleties of how we unwittingly teach...
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Pacifier

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     From time to time I will share one-page stories about kids, education, and parenting that I have written over the years.  Amusing but ...
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Saturday, October 16, 2010

How Good is Montessori Mathematics?

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     Manipulatives in mathematics have been consistently good for teaching children mathematics.  Montessori mathematics is known for using ...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

GoGoNews

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     With a mission of  "To educate, expose and entertain the little minds in our lives - one day at a time." GoGoNews is a neat ...
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