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10 Education-Related Books You Must Read

Posted on September 30, 2012 by kirstenhill

Since I first became interested in education–about a decade ago–there have been 10 books that standout in my mind as books that ignited my passion for public school reform and fundamentally shaped my views on education. Continue reading →

Ed reform: It’s not all black and white

Posted on March 24, 2012 by kirstenhill

As I continue to learn more about education–its constitution, policy, history, reform, etc.–what I’m learning is that what is most crucial to effective education reform is something that sounds so simple, but is all too quickly forgotten in the throes of “class warfare”–keeping an open mind. Continue reading →

The Status Quo

Posted on July 25, 2011 by kirstenhill

…we are shouting as loud as we can, toiling to get leaders to listen to not just our tribulations, but our ideas; we are fighting to change the status quo—we are struggling to have a voice in education reform because we want all students to not only succeed in life and become active, engaged citizens, but to love to learn. It’s time to revitalize our public education system and failure is not an option; get ready. Continue reading →

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“Education is a social progress. Education is growth. Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself”

–John Dewey

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