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Assessment reform is crucial to education reform. Junot Diaz spoke at NCTE last night about the work we have to do to move away from the “journey of approval” (make the grade or face punishment) to the “journey of discovery,” wherein meaningful reading, learning, and heuristic mistake-making occur. Until an American administration takes [...]

Posted 20 November 2009 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

“Walter’s Struggles and Accomplishments,” by Charlotte Wellen

I’m very grateful to be able to share with you the work going on at Murray High School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Murray High School is “the world’s first Glasser Quality Public High School.” The school uses William Glasser’s Choice Theory and Quality Schools framework to re-engage students with the joy of learning. [...]

Posted 04 August 2009 † Chad § Blog post § Case study ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,