Harsh punishment?

I was part of a movement in education, STOPP (Society of Teachers Opposed to Physical Punishment), to try to stop the use of corporal punishment in schools. I think we won, by 1987, but humiliation in schools is still apparent. In many countries, ban or no ban, harsh punishment is still the order of the

Rethinking Charlottesville

After the horrific display of violence and hatred in Charlottesville last weekend that was fueled by white supremacy, many teachers have approached Rethinking Schools to ask for frameworks on how to think about and contextualize our role as educators in this moment. It’s important that teachers talk about Charlottesville in their classrooms, and there are […]

Strengthening teacher professional development through collaboration

From the INEE newsletter: Blog: Teachers in Crisis Contexts Working Group – Strengthening teacher professional development through collaboration  Mary Mendenhall, Assistant Professor of Practice at Teachers College, Columbia University “As we work to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of ourhumanitarian responses by improving coordination, reducing duplication, and trying to mitigate the competitive environment in which we

Meaningful education…

Just the title has a ring about – shouldn’t education always be meaningful to all learners?Unfortunately many of our education institutions,formed perhaps up to 100 years or more ago, cannot adapt or keep pace with the rapid advances in brain research,learning and technology. Report: Meaningful education in times of uncertainty  Center for Universal Education “We are living