I’ve had a front row seat at The New School for the past two weeks, and I’ve watched in wonder. There’s a lot to love. Creative, smart, self-possessed kids moving...
One of our parents sent us a link to this story that she thought would be right up our alley. And boy was she right! “The Many Battles of Atlanta,”...
. . . where everyone is valued and respected, and students can be themselves, while belonging to something...
Mentors (and Meaningful Work) Really Do Matter Most of us know what it’s like to do work that we’re deeply engaged in, enthusiastic about, and committed to. You wake...
In recent years, we’ve come to understand that there are some ways of praising kids that are better than others. Say a student does makes an “A” on a math...
Number 1: High Standards and High-Stakes Testing If you have a child in public school right now, chances are the idea of high-stakes testing has turned into a bitter...
Pass It On! We’re hearing almost every day from parents and students who’ve only JUST heard of The New School and want to learn more. We know that many of...
This morning The New School joined representatives from nine other Atlanta high schools in talking to a room full of middle school parents. It was enlightening to see...
1. No Worksheets, No Poster Boards. Sick of hours of homework consisting mostly of photocopied worksheets? How about “projects” that are really just the umpteenth...
You’re Going to Want to Take These Robots Home You should click on the link below if only to see the local Atlanta hip hop artist who stopped by the...
The title of this piece couldn’t be more spot-on: ‘The Coolest Thing Ever’: How A Robotic Arm Changed 4 Lives. Check out what three undergrads at Rice...
Remember the talking Barbie who came out in the early 1990s and announced to anyone who cared to listen that “math class is tough.” Mattel retracted her in the wake...
Teenagers are making the adults in their lives crazy. And not just in your house. If it’s any comfort, it’s happening all over the world. They’re making bad...
In the past few weeks, as news of The New School has spread, we’ve been hearing similar questions from many prospective parents and students. The questions go...
We talk a lot about meaningful work at The New School. On Sunday we had a chance to experience a living example. On a perfect fall afternoon we set out...
I spent last week in a residency at High Tech High in San Diego (www.hightechhigh.org), the premier project-based learning school in the country. It was great to see the...
Actually, there’s not a right answer to that question. Because inherent in the question is a false dichotomy – that learning and playing are somehow separate...