Director's Blog

Susie Fahrer publishes the Kaleidoscope periodically throughout the year that illustrates and summarizes what has been happening at our vibrant school. Read to find out more.

 

Who had a fabulous struggle today?

Who had a fabulous struggle today?

Try it out for a dinner table discussion.  The question, "Who had a fabulous struggle today?" is a great example of what educators call a growth-mindset prompt. Students and adults with a growth mindset believe that humans have almost limitless potential.  Therefore,...

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Together, we learn.

Together, we learn.

Affirmative action isn't just about merit, defined by the same one size fits all empirical measures of the past. The purpose of education can no longer be about sifting out who deserves merit, and taming those who don't. That competitive model is obsolete. If we are...

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Who Said This?

Who Said This?

“The most vital attribute in the world you’re about to enter is not critical thinking or fluency in another language. It’s about whether you’re able to see the world through another’s eyes.  The key factor of success for any society going forward is what percentage of...

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Inmates or Classmates?

Inmates or Classmates?

Senior Deputy Ben Fields is seen pulling a student from her chair at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C., in these three images made from another student's video recording. AP Like anyone who saw the video of the students at Spring Valley High being slammed to...

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What is an educational pioneer?

What is an educational pioneer?

This brilliant, short, low-cost video explains in less that 7 minutes how we have to hospice old, failing systems (such as fossil fuels and our current public educational system), and pioneer news ones.  It provides clarity and hope for the pioneering work that...

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