Strategies to help students learn in toxic stress environments
In a recent blog, I wrote about UCLA Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion Tyrone C. Howard’s critique of educational theories that emphasize the importance of student “grit” and “growth mindset” for students in schools where toxic stress levels are endemic. Howard believes that many educators and schools lack the training to recognize the impact […]
Essential Art: Part Two
In my last post, I revisited some memories from my 8th grade art class with John Post, in the light of what we’ve been learning from Becoming Brilliant—a book about what skills our kids will need to be successful in the 21st century. I don’t believe that these skills (collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative […]
Sasse, Carrier and the decline of manufacturing jobs
The headlines were about President elect Trump saving 800 manufacturing jobs at a Carrier Indianapolis air conditioning plant. But two Business Insider articles do a far better job than the headlines of explaining what the future is of the Carrier plant and American manufacturing employment. There the news is not so rosy. Why? Because increasingly […]