Parenting

When It’s Your Own Kid

I have been in the business of doling out advice to parents for years, so…

@msflaxmanMay 12, 2019

Education

Feedback That Works

I have received some great feedback in my life, and now that I’ve read Marcus…

@msflaxmanApril 27, 2019

Habits of Mind

Red Light, Green Light

In his April 1 article in the New York Times, "Stop Asking Kids What They…

@msflaxmanApril 9, 2019

Parenting

All The Same?

"I feel like they're kind of all the same," she said after a recent visit.…

@msflaxmanMarch 27, 2019

EducationHabits of Mind

In Loving Memory of PRK

Throughout her decades-long career at Teacher’s College as the Director of the Klingenstein Center, Pearl…

@msflaxmanMarch 1, 2019

Education

The Breathtaking Potential of the Attosecond

I recently read a fantastic essay by Jessica Lahey, of The Gift of Failure fame. A…

@msflaxmanFebruary 26, 2019

Technology

The Triple E Framework

Although the vast majority of schools and teachers have embraced technology as the powerful learning…

@msflaxmanFebruary 5, 2019

Habits of Mind

To Mary, With Love

Asked about my favorite poets, I have always said that Mary Oliver was in my…

@msflaxmanJanuary 24, 2019

Humanities

Nora and the Door, Part 2

My mother recently bought tickets for us to see Lucas Hnath's A Doll's House Part 2…

@msflaxmanJanuary 20, 2019

Education

People First

I came late to Maslow's Hierarchy. Even though I had been a student and a…

@msflaxmanJanuary 10, 2019