Boys adrift – The challenge of teaching boys

JimChristopher
Boys Adrift. Teaching boys

A number of years ago I was leading a school review at a medium-sized rural boarding school in cottage country in central Ontario. As part of my usual drill, I was interviewing a group of parents about what they liked/disliked about the school and why they had chosen to send their children there. One mom [...]

The Culture of Learning

JimChristopher

A number of years ago, in another professional life, I was engaged by the Japanese Ministry of Education to review the delivery of their educational programmes, their teacher training, and their five year plan for moving forward. I spent a month touring schools; meeting with teachers, parents and students; consulting with university and Ministry personnel; [...]

Who puts the "smart" in Smart boards?

JimChristopher
smart_board

As I was droning on in a meeting the other day about what we are doing in technology, one parent stopped me and said: “I don’t want to appear uninformed, but what are these “smart” boards that you keep talking about?” It was a great question, and the kind of one that educators need to [...]

Back to School

JimChristopher

Summer always seemed so much longer when I was a child. The days were endless, the weeks seemed to stretch out forever and I really cannot remember a time that wasn’t sunny! I have always loved summer. This July my family took a few weeks away from our home in Bermuda to spend at our [...]

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