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, push more, push harder....
by Pam Oken-Wright | Sep 27, 2016 | Classroom Design, Teacher Research
Of all the “one hundred languages of children,” drawing is among both the most accessible and, for some children, the most powerful. I have known many verbally gifted five-year-olds, and none of them could do justice to her biggest ideas through words. Drawing,...
