Tag Archives: Educational Reform

Another Great Video

By Denise Eide | Published: March 5, 2011

All educators should be thinking about the issues presented by Ken Robinson. I continue to feel passionately that our society’s strength is in diversity and in freeing our students to be who they are created to be. Education should not be a factory that stamps them into a mold, but rather a way for them [...]

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What is Excellence?

By Denise Eide | Published: February 25, 2011

Amy Chua’s book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has sparked a debate about the meaning of excellence and intelligence. A recent educational study has shown that children from Shanghai far outperform the rest of the world in math and reading. As a reading educator, there are points where I strongly agree with Chau. She [...]

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Learning Revolution

By Denise Eide | Published: July 7, 2010

Another amazing lecture by Sir Ken Robinson Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the Learning Revolution I agree wholeheartedly with this lecture! We are created to be a wide variety of people, fulfilling our passions and dreams. Education is about setting people free to become who they are! I highly recommend this lecture to all parents, [...]

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Never apologize for a work in progress!

By admin | Published: August 31, 2009

We are blessed with one of the most incredible mentors I know. She is our piano teacher. A woman who is legally blind and rides the bus more than 5 hours, every other week to Rochester to teach a handful of students. And although she is the most gifted piano teacher I have ever met, [...]

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