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Last week, Rudy Crew and Pedro Noguera published an article titled “What It Takes to Truly Leave No Child Behind” in the ASCD Newsletter. Rudy Crew is a professor at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California and previously served as the Chancellor of New York City Schools from 1995-2000. Pedro…

When it comes to learning, providing quality feedback to the learner is most important. That feedback should focus on tasks important to the learning cycle – definition, planning, execution, and evaluation. But as important as feedback is to the learning process, many adult learning leaders struggle with providing specifics about how the young learner can…

Monday’s article focused on African-American families becoming more and more interested in forming their own learning pods and microschools post-pandemic. Yesterday we explored an article written by Kenneth B. Clark, a psychologist, professor, and social activist, writing about alternative school options as a solution to segregated schools in the late 1960’s. Today, an article in…

In 1967 Kenneth B. Clark, a psychologist, professor at the City College of New York, and a social activist, presented a paper to the National Conference on Equal Educational Opportunity in America’s Cities. Clark asserted that American public education suffered from “pervasive and persistent” inefficiency, particularly in the schools provided for African-American and other underprivileged…

Recently, I was able to watch a webinar, hosted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, focused on black families and their increased interest in creating and launching learning pods for their children instead of sending them to their neighborhood public schools. Before Thanksgiving, Linda Jacobson, a reporter for The 74, summarized the webinar by…

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so here is a smorgasbord of thoughts for you to enjoy with your turkey and pumpkin pie. It’s tradition in my family to start Thanksgiving morning with a delicious assortment of kolaches. We all have our favorites – sausage with cheese, fruit, or pumpkin. Kolaches are a delectable way…

I ran across an article written by Tanji Reed Marshall for the latest issue of Educational Leadership. The article is titled “The Power, Promise, and Practice of Student Agency.” In the article, Marshall writes, “’Kids today are different.’” “This statement has been said to me more times than I can count. I once thought it…

It’s Friday! Here’s your News Roundup. Post-Pandemic Survey Shows Parents Want Greater Control of Kids’ Education (The 74) According to a report last week by The 74, “More than half of the 3,115 parents who participated in a spring survey said they prefer to direct and curate their child’s education rather than rely entirely on…

ASCD’s Educational Leadership highlights “The Self-Directed Learner” this month. One article, written by veteran 5th grade teacher Kyle Redford, discussed the balance needed between independent and collaborative learning. Redford teaches at the Marin County Day School, and even though this particular school attracts young learners from high-income families, what she lays out here is informative…