Several recent articles on the different types of learning that could make middle grades more engaging have caught our attention, including: Valerie Strauss’s piece on “How to Fix the Mess we call Middle School“ This article shows how service learning in the community serves to really challenge middle grade students in Minnesota. There are plenty of [...]
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Place-based education ideas
Posted by christinerafal on February 27, 2012
http://rafalforward4.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/place-based-education-ideas/
Tidbit of Somerville’s History with Progressive Education
I came across this tidbit today–that Elizabeth Peabody didn’t just take care of poor children; she was among the first to teach human sexuality at school… I came across this citation and wonder if any of you have read this book? Elizabeth Peabody and Amos Bronson Alcott, “A Controversial Experiment in Progressive Education: Part One,” in [...]
Posted by christinerafal on May 23, 2010
http://rafalforward4.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/tidbit-of-somervilles-history-with-progressive-education/
Learning Resources
In August 2006, I co-founded RunSpotRun, a blog of learning resources for thinking children and their parents. Check it out; explore the archival posts. Let me know if you find it valuable or what other things you might like to see there. (Note I have since changed the name to Humans Learn, based on a [...]
Posted by christinerafal on May 19, 2009
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