by Jim Knight | Feb 6, 2011 | Improving Instruction |
I started reading Robert Sutton’s new book Good Boss, Bad Boss because (a) I was interested in what the book might teach me about leadership in organizations, and (b) because I have found all of Sutton’s books to be insightful, practical, and helpful (and, I might... by Jim Knight | Nov 17, 2010 | School Reform, Student Learning |
Standardized testing has received a lot of criticism these days. For many, standardized tests embody all that is wrong in schools. Many justifiably claim that standardized tests prompt educators to obsessively focus on a few key variables and that that narrow focus... by Jim Knight | Nov 16, 2010 | Improving Instruction, Student Learning |
“Dialogue cannot be carried on in a climate of hopelessness. If the dialoguers expect nothing to come of their efforts, their encounters will be empty, sterile, bureaucratic and tedious.” Paulo Freire I learned about the power of hope the first year I taught at... 
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