Ted Spear August 28, 2019 School Orientation Nights: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Ted Spear August 28, 2019 What makes your child’s school tick … or doesn’t?
Ted Spear August 21, 2019 Teaching Kids What To Do “When Things Go Wrong” Ted Spear August 21, 2019 A simple life lesson that everyone needs to learn.
Ted Spear August 16, 2019 How Much Funding Should Schools Expect? Ted Spear August 16, 2019 In a perfect world, educational funding would be unlimited. But it is not a perfect world ….
Ted Spear August 9, 2019 The Ongoing Challenge of Helping Students To Become Decent Human Beings Ted Spear August 9, 2019 How do you help adolescents become decent human beings? Here is one way to start.
Ted Spear July 14, 2019 Parents, Educators The Plato Test for Leadership .. and Education Ted Spear July 14, 2019 Parents, Educators Plato offers insights on democracy and leadership. What are the chances of contemporary students being able to follow—or care about—his arguments?
Ted Spear June 27, 2019 Parents Here's A Crazy Idea Ted Spear June 27, 2019 Parents We donate money to all sorts of worthy causes. Why not donate some of it to schools?
Ted Spear June 17, 2019 Parents, Teachers, All The Damage We Do (Part 1) Six Short Blogs on the Fundamental Flaw of Student Assessment Ted Spear June 17, 2019 Parents, Teachers, All What is the single biggest operational deterrent to giving students a genuine education? It is right in front of us, but we just don’t see it…
Ted Spear June 17, 2019 Teachers, Parents, All The Damage We Do (Part 2) Six Short Blogs on the Fundamental Flaw of Student Assessment Ted Spear June 17, 2019 Teachers, Parents, All Why are report cards so fundamentally miseducative? It all comes down to this very basic distinction.
Ted Spear June 17, 2019 All, Parents, Teachers, Educators The Damage We Do (Part 3) Six Short Blogs on the Fundamental Flaw of Student Assessment Ted Spear June 17, 2019 All, Parents, Teachers, Educators Here is the essential problem with contemporary assessment: the tail wags the dog.
Ted Spear June 17, 2019 Teachers, Parents, All The Damage We Do (Part 4) Six Short Blogs on the Fundamental Flaw of Student Assessment Ted Spear June 17, 2019 Teachers, Parents, All More Problems With Oranges ….
