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Tag: Changing schools

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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