Archive - Talking with Teachers

What's your opinion on AI in schools?

I've thought about it for twelve months, and now I've written about it.

Jun 20 •

January 2025

Should we look for signs of genius in every child?

We're all special snowflakes until we see ourselves as part of the snowbank.

Jan 29 •

October 2023

Do we want our kids to value learning?

There's energy building around "grade inflation" in the media. Let's take the bait and talk about it.

Oct 11, 2023 •

November 2022

What does "rigor" even mean?

A reframe might help us better define how we should teach our students -- and what challenges we should pursue ourselves.

Nov 3, 2022 •

September 2022

Should schools pay attention to what their kids think?

Casual criticism of schools' responsive approach points out journalists' and citizens' failure to apply logic constructively.

Sep 23, 2022 •

Should we get what we want?

We never quite know where to draw the line with kids -- or with ourselves.

Sep 9, 2022 •

Should we try to replicate a private school experience outside of a private school?

Brainstorming transfer with a private educator reveals how difficult this question can be.

Sep 2, 2022 •

August 2022

What does "back to work" really mean?

One year later, a bit about what I'm really doing here.

Aug 24, 2022 •

May 2022

What can I learn from the homeschooling movement?

My conversation with innovation leader Michael Horn forces me to reckon with my bias against homeschooling.

May 20, 2022 •

Is it appropriate to connect current events to historical ones?

Our study of the Red Scare points to the affordances and limitations of our instinct to organize.

May 13, 2022 •

Should we use content warnings?

They're all my colleagues have talked about this week.

May 6, 2022 •

April 2022

How can we shift our approaches to our own best practices?

I agree with one of my mentors about the best way to run our classrooms -- but she sees the reason why from a whole new perspective.

Apr 29, 2022 •

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