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The Boredom Standard
If you are in education, you know the education landscape has gotten a bit crazy as of late. The demands, the pace, the content, and the assessments have all…
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Creating versus Creativity
Just because a student creates a product doesn’t mean they are exhibiting or developing or practicing creativity. For instance, if a student merely follows the directions and creates a…
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Ending with Choice
This is the second year that I have run a 100% choice art room. One of the unforeseen benefits has been it’s created a much better end to my…
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Measuring Things
I think that one of the side effects of collecting data to ensure students’ academic growth is that educators are constantly under pressure to put things in front of…
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Similarities & Differences
At one time, rap music used to not even be considered music. This was a focus on differences. Lin-Manuel Miranda connected Alexander Hamilton to Hip-Hop artists and created…
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Why the Arts Matter
Great music fosters joy and connection. Great books foster joy and connection. Great plays foster joy and connection. Great artworks foster joy and connection. The arts foster joy…
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The Work That Matters
When you set out to do work that matters, you won’t find out what that work is in the curriculum, or test scores, in a book, or from your…
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Considering Scale
My friend Dave is an artist. He goes by the name MOMO. He paints murals that are quite large. In Philadelphia, for instance, he has a mural that is…
