By Peter DufresneFormer 16 year High School Principal and Curriculum DirectorAcademic Lead, Knovva Academy The work of a school and district leader is already exceedingly difficult. In a study on decision fatigue in 2011, the FAA posited that air traffic controllers...
!There’s an old proverb that asks, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” In high school, there can be a similar phenomenon. Some students can go all four years without being noticed or shaking things up. This...
Growing Up A Global Citizen Growing up in Hong Kong was a wonderfully diverse experience. With Hong Kong being a trading port, my international school had native Hong Konger students like myself; children of businessmen who were in the city for just a few years or...
Is your learning ecosystem in balance? In the wild, an ecosystem refers to the community of living and inert features of a natural environment. Plants, animals, rocks, rainfall, and more are all interdependent in the system and, crucially, all are affected when one...
Lessons From the College Admissions Scandal: How to Get Into the Best Schools Without Cheating Across the country, high school and college students are reacting to the news of the college admissions scandal by calling it a “slap in the face.” Adam, a...
Carrying the Financial Load of Education Could Lessons in Finanace Help Students Down the Road? In the US, today’s high school students are thrown into a milieu of financial uncertainty. Looking backwards, these students have been coming of age in the years that...
