A testing time (II) Published on December 5, 2023December 3, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Different tests What is a test supposed to do, anyway? Read More
Knowing too much Published on February 1, 2022January 30, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Experience and word problems Who makes the best teacher? Read More
Knowing your limits Published on January 18, 2022January 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The art of the possible We consider being more realistic in education. Read More
An opportunity that will be missed Published on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The structure of school We could use the present disruption to redo education. But we won’t. Read More
How did you do that? Published on October 29, 2019October 27, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Doing and teaching Watching yourself think takes effort and attention. Read More
Making assumptions Published on August 20, 2019August 18, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com What’s reasonable? We have to start somewhere. Sometimes the exact place isn’t important. Read More
Solving the problem Published on August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Standardized tests (again) When does learning become rote? Read More
Make mistakes. And then- Published on May 21, 2019May 19, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Next steps You have to start and also continue. Read More
Teaching to the test Published on May 14, 2019May 12, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Standardization and its discontents We face some of the dilemmas of test season. Read More