Thursday, March 24, 2011

A New Blog

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As my focus grows more on my own daily education and transformation, I have written less and less on the topic of primary education. But I ...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Kim John Payne Speaks at Shining Mountain Waldorf School

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On October 20th, 2010 Shining Mountain Waldorf School is thrilled to be hosting a lecture for the public, entitled "Simplicity Parentin...
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

A Prayer for the Reluctant School Child

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My son Jude is having a hard time GOING to Kindergarten. Once he is there he is fine but when faced with the prospect of going he starts cr...
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

My Third Grader is Not Responsible for Your Property Value

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The test scores from the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) were recently published and one of the schools in my neighborhood had lo...
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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Is Fiction Frivolous?

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A few weeks ago I was reading an article by E.D. Hirsch, who said that reading choices in school should not be "random" and that f...
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Venturing Together - An Interview with Bill Rossi (Part 2)

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This is Part 2 of an interview with Venturing Together author, Bill Rossi. You wrote about the specific benefits students receive when they...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Venturing Together - An Interview with Bill Rossi (Part 1)

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In Venturing Together, Bill Rossi smartly convinces educators, human service providers, and parents, that students’ creative spirit is what ...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Brain Rules by Dr. John Medina

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I was recently invited to attend the annual luncheon of the Public Education and Business Coalition (PE+BC). The keynote speaker was John M...
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

How Classism in the Job Market Affects Kindergartners

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There is a movement afoot in education to get all school children lined up for college and their motto is "college starts in Kindergart...
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Friday, May 28, 2010

GALS - Girls Athletic Leadership School

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There is a new school opening in Denver that is sure to be a success. It is a Denver public charter school serving girls in 6th-12th grade ...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

The Formula

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In construction there are some formulas used for planning purposes when an owner requests a project to be expedited. There are a couple of ...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Help Make School Lunches Better!

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In the last year, hundreds of thousands of people have spoken up for America's children and asked for improvements to the National Schoo...
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Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Enneagram of Parenting - A Review

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A friend recently recommended I read "The Enneagram of Parenting" by Elizabeth Wagele because I was struggling with the fact that ...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Denver Green School: A new community school in Southeast Denver

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The Denver Green School will be opening this fall to a tremendous amount of community support and enthusiasm. This is one school that truly...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

Donnell-Kay Foundation - an Interview with Amy Anderson

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Amy Anderson is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Donnell-Kay Foundation. Her career has shown a commitment to promoting and ex...
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Monday, April 26, 2010

The Public Education and Business Coalition - an Interview with Rosann Ward

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As the Public Education and Business Coalition’s annual business and education luncheon approaches with keynote speaker Dr. John Medina, aut...
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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Family Values in Alignment with School Values

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When choosing a school for your child, it is important to understand your family values and look for a school that will be in alignment with...
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Friday, April 9, 2010

Mistaken Identity

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We mothers pride ourselves in knowing our children. We make it a point to know who their best friends are, what their favorite subject is, ...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

The Nature and Purpose of Education by Maurice Holt

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“The Nature and Purpose of Education" by Maurice Holt was originally published by the Center for Ecoliteracy. © Copyright 2004 Center f...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

On the Positive Side - a Public Education

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I have spent a lot of time on this blog talking about the challenges of public education, but in all of my research I have learned that ther...
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Monday, March 8, 2010

St. Elizabeth's Episcopal School

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I recently toured St. Elizabeth's Episcopal School in Denver and asked many questions of Walter McCoy, the charismatic Head of School an...