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December 12, 2013

School Identity Crisis: Some Thoughts on “Vision & Mission” Statements

“Children are souls to be nurtured not products to be measured.” – Andrew Kern Try finding an 18th century “mission statement” or “vision statement.” More specifically, try finding a school mission statement or vision statement from the 18th century. Sure, schools had mottos, seals, and shields, such as Harvard’s original “Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae” (Truth […]

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Story Plunging

Assuming you have read the story you are about to teach, an effective way to prepare to teach/discuss it is to list a few choices characters face and be prepared to ask your students what they ought to do. Should Frodo have put on the ring in Mount Doom? Should Sam have put it on

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