by Daniel | Dec 4, 2016 | Democracy, Education, Parenting, Teen coping skills
celine bags Critical thinking, as defined by Dan Rockmore, faculty at Dartmouth College, is “A multi-stage process wherein first the facts of an issue or phenomenon are determined, and then the issue of interest is subjected to a reasoned examination from multiple...
by Daniel | Nov 20, 2016 | Democracy, Education, Education Policy
This is not a political essay. I have no desire to add to the cacophony of Internet political punditry. Nor do I want to use this platform to take sides in our hyper- polarized national dialog. But having just voted in my eleventh presidential election, I’m left with...
by Daniel | Nov 11, 2016 | Education, Nature, Parenting, Teen coping skills, Working with youth
Two trendlines are coming together and becoming part of the fabric of our lives. One trend, as reflected in a recent Time magazine cover story, is the rise of such mental illnesses as anxiety and depression. In the world of adolescents, fully 25% have had a diagnosed...
by Daniel | Nov 2, 2016 | Education, Education Policy
Every day, something like sixty million children in the USA head off to school. Why? If you’re a student or a teacher or an administrator, school is what you do. But as our world transforms around us, a lot of bright kids aren’t inspired and don’t feel a sense of...
by Daniel | Oct 26, 2016 | Education, Education Policy
We have a looming teacher shortage in this country. Looming, that is, if you look at the field as a whole. In many areas, the teacher shortage is not looming but real and immediate. Most states, in fact, have at least some rural districts that are scrambling to fill...
