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Let's talk about whether the last 20 years' worth of work on curriculum, professional development, and teaching for social justice is in fact a new movement, The New Progressivism. The website link is to an Education Week online Commentary piece.
Website: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/04/30/35gow_web.h27.html
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Started by Peter Gow. Last reply by Peter Gow Jan 10.
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Comment by Laura Webber on November 30, 2008 at 11:34am - Hi Peter! I am an old friend of Rebecca's (Camp Favorite, 1991) and she told me about you. I currently work as the Upper School Technology Coordinator at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore. I studied the history of progressive education at NYU for a while and am really interested in getting to know your ideas. Becki sent me your blogs, so I'll be reading and saying hi!
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Comment by Demetri Orlando on November 17, 2008 at 11:23am -
"What's new is old" (first seen on www.scmorgan.net.)
I pulled out just the portion of Dewey speaking, and am reposting it, b/c in my first attempt the video file size was way too big- about 12Mb. I captured it with Jing and saw no way to compress it, so I've redone it with Camtasia.
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Comment by Peter Gow on November 12, 2008 at 9:45am -
For the past few months I've been reflecting on this topic on my own at my New Progressivism blog. I'd love some comments!
Thanks--PG
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Comment by Susan Carter Morgan on May 9, 2008 at 12:02am - Well said. I look forward to more discussion.
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Comment by Peter Gow on May 7, 2008 at 8:06am
- I stand corrected on the quote; never believe a printer! But I do enjoy the sentiment.
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Comment by Josie Holford on May 6, 2008 at 9:35pm -
Hi Peter: Love the image. "Are we downhearted?...Nooo!!!"
Pre dates the Blitz by a few decades: (1915)
http://www.ww1photos.com/AreWeDownheartedNoNoNo.html
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Comment by JP Culley on May 6, 2008 at 6:10pm - Excellent piece, Peter. I've already distributed a copy of the article to our academic leadership. You did a masterful job of crystallizing what is going on in forward thinking independent schools. Thanks for writing it (and for recognizing that, unfortunately, the P word is tough to use in some parts of the country.)
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Comment by Marti Weston on May 6, 2008 at 5:17pm - I am checking around to find the school login and password for Ed Week. The first paragraphs look really cool.
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Comment by Peter Gow on May 6, 2008 at 4:49pm
- Sorry about the weird image (it's Churchill, from the Blitz), but the Ning wouldn't let me start the group without an image--PG
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By the way Nancy,... if you know anyone,... or know someone that knows someone in the town of Cupertino, I'd like to talk with them too. I have a call and email in to Jason Pace,... again this year.
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I'm curious what the average K-5 Apple environment is in schools on my little island,... Manhattan.
Nancy, we've been a 1:1 school for 10 years now, but definitely use a school-chosen laptop, all our own software with the ability to restore to basics in minutes using imaging.
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