by Pam Oken-Wright | Oct 31, 2017 | Teacher Research
I’ve been thinking lately about the right of children to “try.” So much of data-driven, test-apprehensive pedagogy has set the shared value at the right answer. Failure is to be avoided at all costs. If they can’t pass the standardized test,...
by Pam Oken-Wright | Aug 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Twice in one morning wonderful things happened because of children’s frustration with too few of something.In cubby house (a little space for dramatic play), some children were playing a story in which pet dogs played a part. By the time Lydia arrived in the cubby...
