Philosophy

A sound philosophy leads to intentional action. The intention of each blog post on this page is to make you think about various teaching practices.

Are You Sure About...

• Homework
• Make Up Assignments
• Standardized Tests

Educational Philosophy

• Reforming vs. Rebuilding vs. Remaining Part 1
• Reforming vs. Rebuilding vs. Remaining Part 2
• Simplicity
• No Excuses
• Tenets of Being a Successful Educator
• A Lesson for Education from Mike Holmes
• Why Do We Teach?: The Purpose of Education

TED Talks For Teachers

• Ken Robinson: Schools Are Killing Creativity
• Jaime Oliver: The  Lunch Room Revolution
• Conrad Wolfram: Teaching Math with Computers
• Brenda Brathwaite: Teaching Culture in a Game
• Sugata Mitra: The Child Driven Education
• Sarah Kay: How Many Lives Can You Live?
• Howard Rheingold: The New Power of Collaboration
• Ben Saunders: Why Bother Leaving the House?

Pedagogy

• What is Pedagogy?
• Course Evaluations...Now Not Later
• Making Problem Behavior Not a Problem
• Learn to Teach Learning
• Using Blooms Taxonomy
• Teaching The Lesson Vs. Teaching Your Class