Tag Archives: CST
CHE GUEVARA’S BASEBALL TEAM
“Let me say at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love…” — Che Guevara On Tuesday our 2008-09 test results finally arrived. They were packaged neatly in a … Continue reading
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THE GUNPOWDER CHRONICLES, Part 2: “Balance”
This is the 2nd in a series about our partnership with the Chula Vista Nature Center at Gunpowder Point. These posts will document our progress as we move our middle school science program off campus– to a satellite classroom called the … Continue reading
JOURNALING CHAOS 7: “It’s in The Salsa”
The “I Ching” teaches that “Before there can be great brilliance… there must be chaos.” This is PART 7 in a series of blog posts that document our research, strategic thinking, observations and debates as we take on one of the last vestiges … Continue reading
INSTANT ABACUS
It’s Week 2 of the California Standards Test and students are fingering their math facts like an abacus. Many of our children couldn’t wait for the math portion of the CST. They are descendants of the Mayans and ancient astronomers … Continue reading
A LONG KICK AGAINST THE WIND
Yesterday was my day to post on Leadertalk, which is one of several blogs managed by Education Week. Educational leaders are invited to participate– and my day is the 20th of every month. So I am always thinking about what I … Continue reading
HANDS ON THE GLASS
(NOTE: As the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) goals continue to accelerate, more and more US schools will be categorized by the pejorative brand: “Program Improvement School”. NCLB’s kiss of death. By 2014 as many as 90% of America’s schools could be categorized … Continue reading
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