It's hard to talk about Scientific Pedagogy succinctly. This week, I put before myself the challenge of encapsulating my understanding of this discipline using only 100 words (… and a quote, whose words I don't feel obligated to count). In the two or so posts that will follow this one, I'll flesh out my summary … Continue reading Scientific Pedagogy, Part I: a summary in 100 words
Let me be Zero – teacher as aspiring space holder
I delivered this poem in Amsterdam, at the Annual General Meeting of the Association Montessori Internationale, on April 17, 2016. I wrote it in response to the Executive Director's request that I offer a poetic interlude to celebrate the intersection of the Mathematical and the Pedagogical threads of the conference between sessions. Less than three weeks … Continue reading Let me be Zero – teacher as aspiring space holder
America’s school choice machine: only the privileged have tokens
Speaking as the former Pedagogical Principal of a Montessori charter school, I'd like to invite discussion of a conundrum that I believe exposes the disingenuous premises (or the not fully examined beliefs) underlying the public dialogue about charter schools. (Full Disclosure: I enthusiastically support the NAACP's 2016 Charter School Moratorium Resolution withholding support for the establishment of new charter schools until their impacts … Continue reading America’s school choice machine: only the privileged have tokens
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