More than you think — Originally published at Education Reimagined Voyager. Colleague Bobbi Macdonald wrote a piece, Telling a New Story, discussing our need to move away from technical solutions — platforms, programs, and other tech — and to move towards a new story for learning. …

If we can do better we should — Ethics is the consideration of the behaviors that will lead to good. A lot of terms in that sentence need to be defined, and they will be. …

Theory is one thing. What does it look like in the wild? — Ethical Assessment has a definition — it is truthful, it is aligned to the kid, it is kind, and it is for good — but I was asked by friends at Del Lago Academy, a school in Escondido Union School District, California, the following question: “What does it look like…

I’m shocked, too — It seems remarkable to us here are Educating for Good that people seem to think that it’s not a problem that, generally, kids hate school. In fact, people seem to kind of like it. It’s a funny trope for sitcoms going back a long way. …

“Writers should menace the conscience of society,” Rod Serling — Have you ever heard yourself say something, and then realize that your behavior indicates that you believe the opposite? There are agreements we make with one another to “look the other way” or “not rock the boat” when the truth would question the delusion called “meritocracy” that undergirds our schools…