Mar 31, 2016
You might not have any idea what the California State Board of Education does. I didn't.
That is, until we talked to Trish Boyd Williams, a member of the board.
Williams lives in San Diego and has a major role on the board and she explained it to me for the latest episode of Good Schools for All.
It was that board,...
Mar 24, 2016
I've always sensed a disconnect between school and life. For my own life, I came to understand it as a kind of convergence of lines — school is one of the lines, and if you follow it long enough and well enough, it will eventually converge with life and propel you forward.
In his film "Most Likely to Succeed," Greg...
Mar 15, 2016
Studies have shown that the first five years are the time that will define a child’s ability to constantly learn throughout the rest of their life. When children learn a lot and frequently at an early age, it lays down patterns in their brain that will continue to be repeated throughout their life, allowing them to...