The homework gap is huge
Last night, I attended a birthday party, and I got to talking with someone who is extremely concerned about homework. “There’s just too much,”...
Category: issues in education
Should schools teach kids to meditate?
Mark Isero‘s insight: OK, after reading countless articles, I relent: Maybe mindfulness does have a rightful place in schools. But how about we limit medi...
Please watch American Promise on PBS
Last week I went to see a screening of American Promise, a new documentary premiering next Monday, Feb. 3, on PBS. It was excellent. I highly recommend it. The...
Do poor students need homework?
There was a provocative piece in The Atlantic this week, “Poor Students Need Homework,” in which Robert Pondiscio, a former fifth grade teacher, ar...
Iserotope Extra: “No Child Left Untableted”
Big article this week by Carlo Rotella in The New York Times. Definitely think it’s worth your time. (And no, I don’t like tablets in the classroom...