Education

From Academic Rigor to Academic Vigor

August 28 | Posted by Marc Simmons | Editorial, Education, Practice, Psychology, Reform

Rigor: A misnomer For years schools have waved the banner of rigor in the academic community.  It has become a standard by which schools compare themselves to one another.  It is often measured by AP courses offered, AP scores attained, collective GPAs or college acceptance rates.  Teachers even tout their own high standards and, in some cases, equate a high student failure rate to the rigor of the course.  But while the term has been... Read more

Today’s Rotten Apple Award goes to….

March 28 | Posted by Marc Simmons | Editorial, Education, Policy, Reform, Rotten Apple Awards

Today’s Rotten Apple Award goes to the four Ivy League universities without graduate or undergraduate schools of education: Yale, Cornell, Princeton... Read more

Still relevant today: 17 Reasons Why Football is Better Than High School

March 20 | Posted by Marc Simmons | Education, Reform

I have often heard educators lament the attention received by athletic contests over academics, as though society favors the former over... Read more

To Be and To Have (Être et Avoir): Film Review

March 14 | Posted by Marc Simmons | Education, Practice

Être et Avoir (To Be and To Have) is a documentary about a small school in rural France.  The 15 or... Read more

Recommended Books

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

January 25 | Posted by Marc Simmons

According to Pink (A Whole New Mind), everything we think we... Read more

Society

The Hot Thing in High School Education? Careers.

September 8 | Posted by Marc Simmons

A great article about Career and Technical Ed or, as some... Read more

Trends in Mobile Internet – The latest presentation by Mary Meeker

February 12 | Posted by Marc Simmons

Ever wonder what the future of mobile internet and mobile computing... Read more

Tony Porter: A Call to Men

February 12 | Posted by Marc Simmons

At TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don’t... Read more

Harvard releases Pathways to Prosperity report, designed to increase education and employment among young adults

February 6 | Posted by Marc Simmons

For years college students have sought the promise that a college... Read more