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The Narrative We Need for Strategic Change

On April 8, 2014   /   Beaver Country Day School, coding, design thinking, NotYourFathersSchool, project-based learning, school change, strategic change, strategic directions, teacher autonomy  

Yesterday I found myself in a discussion with a head of school who was decrying the ways in which—in his opinion—the tradition of teacher autonomy has limited the development of new and improved practice in independent schools. Taking the long view, I have to say that I […]

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A Whole-Child Education for Every Child: The Grand Unifying Theory of Education

On March 17, 2014   /   Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Chris Thinnes, ideals, NotYourFathersSchool, schools, strategic directions, students, whole-child learning  

I am not a huge fan of posts that start with a number and proceed to a command: “83 Things You Must Do To Be The Teacher You Want to Be”; “Thirteen C’s Your School Can’t Survive Without.” In general I find these overwhelming, dispiriting, and ultimately […]

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF TRADITIONAL LANDS

I here affirm that the offices from which I work are situated on lands that have a very long and continuing history as a locus of residence, livelihood, traditional expression, and exchange by the Massachusett, Wampanoag, Abenaki, Mohawk, Wabanaki, Hohokam, O’odam, Salt River Pima, and Maricopa people. The servers for this website are situated on Ute and Goshute land. We make this acknowledgment to remind ourselves, our educational partners, and our friends of our shared obligation to acknowledge and work toward righting the inequities and injustices that have alienated indigenous peoples from the full occupation and utilization of these spaces.