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Snow Days

7 Feb 2022 John Schinker

Snow days are magic. There aren’t many things that remind us how unimportant we are. But that call from the school changes everything. Suddenly, that homework assignment isn’t due for another day. The test has been postponed. The faculty meeting … Continue reading Snow Days

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It’s Been a Year

12 Mar 2021 John Schinker

It’s been a year, now. It was going to be a couple weeks, but we all knew it wasn’t going to be a couple weeks. We told ourselves what we needed to hear to get through it. We did get … Continue reading It’s Been a Year

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Online Watering Holes

17 Jan 2021 John Schinker

I’ve been thinking about learning spaces recently. The environments in which our students learn are directly related to the kind of learning that happens. Looking at a classroom, you can see what types of activities take place in that room. … Continue reading Online Watering Holes

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Impossible

27 Dec 202027 Dec 2020 John Schinker

I can’t believe how far we’ve come. To say that 2020 has been challenging is certainly an understatement. We’ve seen our world upended to an extent that was unfathomable a year ago. I remember that we couldn’t wait to get … Continue reading Impossible

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Introverting the classroom

16 Dec 2020 John Schinker

I’m struggling with the idea that the best place for kids is in school. Maybe it’s because my most robust, most meaningful, most memorable learning experiences didn’t happen in school. I’ve written in the past about my experience with personal … Continue reading Introverting the classroom

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Our Kodak Moment

29 Nov 2020 John Schinker

Steve Sasson had a brilliant idea. He started with a movie camera lens. He added an array of capacitors, a basic processor, and a cassette tape recorder. After hooking up some batteries, he had the first “portable” digital camera. Sure, … Continue reading Our Kodak Moment

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We’re Not Going Back

13 Jul 202013 Jul 2020 John Schinker

It’s time to face reality: school is not going back to “normal” any time soon. There are a lot of factors at play here. But looking at the reality of the pandemic, anyone who is advocating for “business as usual” … Continue reading We’re Not Going Back

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How to Teach Online, Part 2

30 Apr 202029 Apr 2020 John Schinker

As I was writing the first part of this, I got to the section on keeping instruction brief and realized I wasn’t doing a very good job of that. So we took a little break. We were talking about how … Continue reading How to Teach Online, Part 2

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How to Teach Online, Part 1

29 Apr 2020 John Schinker

Years ago, I asked one of my high school teachers if he would consider teaching a course online. “Why would I want to do that?” he asked. “I come to work because I love being around kids. Online classes would … Continue reading How to Teach Online, Part 1

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Next Steps

26 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 John Schinker

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what fall looks like. When we started this adventure six weeks ago, we told ourselves that it was temporary. We’re going to stay home for a couple weeks. That might drag into a … Continue reading Next Steps

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Different Enough

28 Dec 2016 John Schinker

Would you ride in a driverless car? Let’s say you’re in Pittsburgh or Phoenix and you call for an Uber. The car rolls up, and there’s no one inside. Do you get in? Your answer might depend on how the … Continue reading Different Enough

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College Ready

25 Nov 2016 John Schinker

As the father of a high school senior, I’ve spent some time on college campuses over the last several months. We’ve visited elite private schools, small liberal arts colleges, and large state institutions. We’ve talked to admissions counselors, students, professors, … Continue reading College Ready

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Comments

  1. John Schinker on Did I Really Write This?15 Dec 2022

    Here's what ChatGPT generated: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION? The role of technology in education is to…

  2. doowopcity on Ain’t That America?5 Jul 2022

    The last two paragraphs are the opposite of what's happening. In the last three decades, we STOPPED teaching students to…

  3. Ryan Collins (@mr_rcollins) on Unzoomed21 Feb 2022

    The world is moving to remote work, and if we are not preparing our students to be able to communicate,…

  4. Dr. Nina on What Do Grades Mean?29 Jan 2022

    Excellent article! This is so true and so very, very sad: "We have sacrificed fostering a love of learning for…

  5. cathyroderick on Freedom1 Sep 2021

    Perfectly said, as usual.

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