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Tag: Changing schools

Politics and Education

Changing Our Schools is Vital to Our National Healing

January 11, 2022 Arthur Lieber Activism, Democracy, Education, Politics, Republican Brain, Trump voters Leave a comment

What would you rather have in America’s schools; high test scores or students who are empathetic and have strong critical thinking skills? What good is it for an individual, or for American society, if students test well but also think that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election?

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Education: When more is less

October 10, 2011 City Mom Education Leave a comment

The “more is always better” approach to instructional time is a  popular and destructive fetish among educational policy makers (and one that goes hand-in-hand

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Best and worst of times for St. Louis City parents of school kids

June 29, 2011 City Mom Education, Missouri region, Youth issues 6 comments

There is a widespread misperception that, unless it’s a Catholic school or very expensive private school, to send your children to school in the

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Recess revisited

April 13, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Education Leave a comment

“Playtime is over”, says David Elkind in his March 26 New York Times Op-ed. In a previous post, I wished for the return of

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What schools can learn from babies

March 3, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Education 7 comments

Babies are organic learning machines. I’m seeing that more clearly now, from the perspective of a grandmother.  Each Wednesday, when my granddaughter arrives at

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