anthonymeals – Page 14 – Perennial Educator

The Underdogs

This March Madness will go down as a record-breaking, exhilarating ride. The year of the underdogs is a fitting name for what has happened during this post-season. Everyone loves the…

Aspiring to Inspire

Recently, while at a workshop I was struck by the claim of a participant that our focus in education must be to design schools for those who want to learn…

Paradigm #4 – You Don’t Get It

Of the five paradigms that I've spent the past few posts exploring, this one stands out as the most dangerous pitfall for those involved in preparing our youth. It's easy…

Paradigm #3 – Conditioned to Compete

As we survey our cultural landscape it is hard not see our world without the lens of competition. It dominates the airwaves as political parties clash for votes, sports teams…

Paradigm #2 – Education is Viewed Transactionally

As I reflect on my time as a student both in K-12 and college, I'm struck at how pervasive this mindset was for me. I often obsessed more about the…

Bus 02 Adventures – Wintery Teamwork for Student Success

Thank you to all those who drive buses in the horrid weather conditions we have gotten recently! These past few weeks have been stressful at times as I've scouted various…

Paradigm #1 – Relationship of Economic Performance and Education

If you were to research the academic literature related to educational policy, you would find that a main talking point is the correlation of education to economic progress. Though I…

Shattering Paradigms

On Tuesday January 16, 2018 an important conference was held for educational policy makers entitled: 'Bush-Obama school reform: lessons learned'. At the conference the hope was to uncover what were…

Teaching Cognitive Skills

Martin Luther King Jr.'s quote above rings truer today than ever. Teaching how to think...developing those crucial cognitive skillsets.There is no question that educators, administrators, policy makers, and other stakeholders…

Kindred Kettle Spirit ~ Life’s Manifesto

At the start of the New Year our whole teaching staff received training on the 7 Habits. One of the challenges we had were to select an object that explained…