by Jim Knight | Aug 29, 2018 | Partnership Principles |
When one teaches, two learn.–Robert Heinlein Schools have been top-down environments since the dawn of time. Rigid organizational structures controlling students, teachers, and instructional approaches do not have a strong research base validating them....
by Sharon Thomas | Aug 23, 2018 | Partnership Principles |
Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door. –Benjamin Jowett In our work with schools and coaches around the world, perhaps the most controversial Partnership Principle is praxis. Top-down accountability models are so engrained in education that...
by Sharon Thomas | Aug 16, 2018 | Partnership Principles |
Teachers make between 800 and 1,500 decisions a day. With the constant bombardment of students’ personal and learning needs (plus unexpected early dismissals, server problems, and parent calls), teachers often feel as though they live continually in the moment,...
by Sharon Thomas | Aug 9, 2018 | Partnership Principles, Uncategorized |
The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.–Malala Yousafzai Social media. Texting. E-mail. Even snail mail and old-fashioned phone calls. Humans on the planet today have more (and faster) means to communicate with each other...
by Sharon Thomas | Aug 6, 2018 | Partnership Principles |
The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality. –Elizabeth Cady Stanton Most people support the notion that everyone is created equal. Walking the talk of that belief, however, is challenging. School cultures and professional cultures...
by Jim Knight | Aug 6, 2018 | Partnership Principles |
“What is your philosophy of education?” For decades now, the question that aspiring educators can count on answering in job interviews is one that asks us about our beliefs. What do we believe about students, about teaching, about education in general? Educators often...
