By Avery Lawrence, DCschoolHUB Correspondent I’m not a Trump fan. I do not share his platform or pronounced beliefs. I voted for Clinton. This piece isn’t about my views on President-Elect Trump. It’s about how needed this was for today’s students. For the sake of this article “students” will be defined as those savvy enough […]
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by Ned the Noodge, The DC area’s premiere pain in the butt educatorThe views of Ned the Noodge are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of DCschoolHUB and its employees. One of my colleagues in the lower school was complaining at lunch about a new parent. She told me that
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From our friends at Activity Rocket Pokémon GO has some parents excited that their kids are actually getting active while using their smartphones while others are concerned for their safety. Adults and kids alike are hunting down characters from this imaginary arena right here in the real world and it’s causing problems
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by By Joseph E. Powers, The Woods Academy, Head of School I am just freshly showered after a cold and wet night of sleeping outside. Our 8th graders, as part of preparation for the Capstone Leadership Projects, just spent the night outside, in our courtyard, in a homelessness simulation. It was definitely cold and wet
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By Joseph E. Powers, The Woods Academy, Head of School “To live in places filled with yet.” These are the final words of Carol Dweck’s 2014 TEDx talk in Sweden. Almost everything we do in school is measured and quantified. The end of the year means outputs like final grades and standardized test score assessment. Performance
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