Dozens of EQs from a vital source
An excerpt from an important book: “We have framed some questions which, in our judgment, are responsive to the actual …
Author Archives: grantwiggins
Maybe we don’t understand what readers really do – and why it matters
How well are we doing in comprehension of text as a nation? You know the answer. We are doing poorly …
The baby and the bathwater – further thoughts on not just DI, but many reform failures
Readers will know that I promised a thoughtful follow-up to my previous post in which I criticized DeLisle’s recent Ed …
Shadowing students, part 3 – a nice example of policy and practice in Ontario, Canada
Readers will recall that my daughter’s post on shadowing students resulted in over 3 million hits (and numerous requests for …
On differentiation: a reply to a rant and a posing of questions
James DeLisle recently wrote a Commentary in Education Week in which he trashed differentiation of learning. In this post, I …
A Post from Paris
I happened to be in Paris the day of the terror attack, and it was a bit unnerving since I …
Wise Words
ABOUT EDUCATION; NEW STUDY FINDS LACK OF CREATIVITY By FRED M. HECHINGER THE curriculum is ”sterile.” Topics of great human …
Questions about Questions: NCSS and UbD
Many history and social studies teachers have asked me a question that is moving around Twitter: “What is the relationship …
Failure: the 8th grade NYS Common Core Math Test
As I have often written here, the Common Core Standards are just common sense – but that the devil is in …
Hands on ≠ Minds on
from today’s Smartbrief: Student members of the Young Americans for Freedom at a school in Rome, Ga., marked the 25th …
