What We Need is an Uncommon Core!
Diane Ravitch’s recent decision to come out against the Common Core Standards is a welcomed…
Nicole GrimesFebruary 25, 2014
A Longer School Year and a Longer School Day! Is That All You Have Governor Christie?
Governor Christie of New Jersey in his recent inaugural address touted longer school days and…
Nicole GrimesFebruary 11, 2014
In the Year 2525: Will Students be College and Career Ready?
Zager and Evans in their 1969 one-hit wonder In the Year 2525 used 1010-year intervals…
Nicole GrimesJanuary 24, 2014
A New Year’s Resolution for Educators Everywhere.
The November issue of the International Schools Journal featured an article by Stefanos Gialamas, President of the…
Nicole GrimesJanuary 7, 2014
Duh!
I was recently drawn to an article that appeared in Education Week (October 9, 2013)…
Nicole GrimesDecember 12, 2013
Stop Talking About Assessing School Performance and Start Getting It Done
Two commentaries in the October 30, 2013 issue of Education Week caught my attention. Assistant…
Nicole GrimesNovember 26, 2013
Imagine Involving Students in School Accreditation
MSA Team Chair & High School Principal at the American School of Kuwait Originally posted…
Nicole GrimesNovember 12, 2013
Pearls before Swine
The current government lockdown has caused all Americans to again reflect on the value that…
Nicole GrimesOctober 29, 2013
What if Standardized Testing Took a Holiday?
The September 18th issue of Education Week carried a front page article about the brewing…
Nicole GrimesOctober 10, 2013
Education and Technology Perfect Together?
I began my teaching career before the dawn of educational technology. My “hardware” was an…
Nicole GrimesSeptember 24, 2013
