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You’re going to love this kid (and this book)
You’re 22 years old, fresh out of school. It’s your first day as a teacher, and you learn that one of your students is a 6 year old autistic boy. You are given a stack of reports and files that tell...
View ArticleDo they need to learn the old way, or do we need to adapt to the new?
During my conversations with colleagues about a world without e-mail, the Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2014 came up. One of the points from the list that was brought to my attention was...
View ArticleIf every child had an IEP
For many years I have wondered, “Why doesn’t every child in school have an IEP (individual education plan)?” I first wrote this question nearly 5 years ago. At the time I was content to let the...
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Some thoughts on Dads, IEPs, and PTOs
This is a repost of something I originally wrote in the summer of 2007. Three years old, but just as relevant now as it was then. - – — — —– Last summer (2006) in the post “Men must attend IEP...
View ArticleWhat if your organization functioned like a video game
My earlier post on games got me digging through my archives (yet again), where I found two posts looking at knowledge management and knowledge work through the lens of games. Both of these posts are...
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Mobile devices are not the enemy of learning
Towards the back of his book Don’t Bother Me Mom, I’m Learning, published in 2005, author Marc Prensky discusses the potential for using cell phones as a tool for learning in schools. I read the book...
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The 11th hour of the 11th day
While today is Veterans Day here in the US, a day to honor all of our military veterans, much of the rest of the Western world today is observing Armistice Day, which marks the cessation of...
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