The Global Search for Education: Oppi-tunities for Parents
Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Cathy Rubin and Randi Weingarten at Oppi Festival Kick Off Call me mad or just insanely curious, but I visited over 20 schools before I selected one for my kids. For me, the way I educated my kids was the most critical decision I ever made in my life. In virtually every school, the head of school would remind us at the end of the tour, “this is a partnership between us the school and you the parents...
The Global Search for Education: A World of Oppi-tunities!
The Oppi Festival pops up at Leman Manhattan School in NYC on May 15 and 16. When Quincy Jones was chosen to produce “We Are The World” in 1985, the idea was that it would be a collective effort of the music community donating its time and talents to make a difference for others in crisis. Who can forget the story about the world’s biggest recording stars being told to “check your egos at the door”...
The Global Search for Education: Head, Heart, Soul, and Frankenstein
“How do we pick up the pieces and build a new text that creates and adds meaning to Shelley’s novel?” — Erick Gordon To explore and remix Shelley’s Frankenstein in a multi-media context is currently the creative challenge for 13 teachers from around the world and 13 New York City high school students at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Common Core Curriculum Standards have curtailed the study of...
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