by Gerald Aungst | Feb 14, 2012 | Assessment, Leadership
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the final press and grind to the finish line that is called, where I live, the PSSA. That miraculous, mysterious month when our attention and resources are focused to laser-precision, honing our children so that during...
by Gerald Aungst | Feb 2, 2012 | Differentiation, Leadership
I am a big fan of the program Fresh Air on NPR, hosted by Terry Gross. Every day she presents an extended interview with a public figure in contemporary arts, news, or culture. Her genius is that she approaches each interview with genuine interest and...
by Gerald Aungst | Oct 9, 2011 | Leadership, Policy
This past Monday, the Wall Street Journal posted an opinion piece by Fran Tarkenton in which he postulated what the NFL might be like if it had to play by what he called “teachers’ rules.” Tarkenton says: Each player’s salary is based on how long he’s been in the...
by Gerald Aungst | May 1, 2011 | Gifted, Leadership
Damian Bariexca (@damian613) brings us the seventh in what is now an ongoing series of posts on the future of gifted education. Damian brings a unique perspective to this conversation from his experience as both a school psychologist and high school English...
by Gerald Aungst | Feb 2, 2011 | Leadership, Policy
I consider my blog a place to work out not-quite-crystallized thoughts and start conversations. This post is an example of a topic that I need to wrestle with, and I’m looking for your help to do so. I wrote the other day about how Educon...
by Gerald Aungst | Jan 31, 2011 | Collaboration, Leadership, Networking
Yesterday, I wrote about two of my big picture takeaways from the first day of Educon. Day 2 indeed continued that pattern. I still heard references to student voice and student passions in every session. And my assumptions continued to be challenged,...
