Monthly Archives: November 2008
HOW PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA SOLICITED MY INPUT ON PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
OK… so he didn’t really solicit my opinion. I think maybe I just had a dream that I was sitting in my office talking to a couple of students when I got a phone call– totally unexpected– from President-Elect Obama. … Continue reading
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WHY “GENERATION WE” KIDS INSIST ON DESIGNING THEIR OWN TATTOOS
Generation We kids are artists, chess players, musicians, singers, designers, athletes, dancers, actors, playwrights, fashion innovators, tech-savvy inventors, engineers, space travelers, environmental activists, civil rights activists, and scholars. They are forward thinking, technologically gifted (i.e., connected), intensely socially integrated, and … Continue reading
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A BRIEF, OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA NOW THAT THE TEARS OF JOY AND EXHILARATION HAVE DRIED AND WE HAVE A MORE GROUNDED ASSESSMENT OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT IN OUR NATIONAL JOURNEY
Dear President Obama: LEAD US! Respectfully Yours, Kevin W. Riley, Ed.D., Principal from Mueller Charter School and the Students of “El Milagro” Chula Vista, California
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Wolf Blitzer Projects Win for Punahou School
Educators are supposed to be disciplined at presenting issues and election themes and even presidential candidates to students in a wholly neutral way. We want students to weigh the facts (what are the facts?) and think for themselves. It is … Continue reading
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