TEACHING WRITING AND THINKING: “Although the U.S. spends more and more on ‘education,’ great numbers of young (and now, middle-aged) citizens can’t do what used to be easy for most grade-schoolers — writing clear, well-thought-out sentences. They’ve never been taught to do that and with each passing year, there are fewer teachers who might teach [...]
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How teaching design to middle schoolers clarified one teacher's definition of the discipline. Here is what I can say about my first semester teaching design to 6th and 7th graders: It was not a train wreck. I knew a lot about design... Read Post
The Week That Was. If you haven't checked them out already, two essays demand your immediate attention. First is Kate Canales' The Importance of Right-Brain Thinking in Education, about how teaching design to middle schoolers clarif... Read Post
Crain's fails to point out that CPS' budget for the 2013-14 school year is $4,429 for K-3, and $4,140 for Grades 4-8, making Chicago's spending per pupil one of the lowest of the school districts featured. [ more › ] Read Post