Tag Archives: Chris Lehmann

21st century (fill in your educational consideration)

This post is an omage to a friend and colleague, David Jakes, series: “Words Matter.” You can read his thoughts about the vocabulary of education at Strength of Weak Ties and djakes posterous (follow him on Twitter). The current debate … Continue reading

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Students are a product that comes off of a teacher assembly line

Time to start a new school year and with it wading back into the conversations about rethinking school. I’ve spent the past two months reading and talking with students, teachers, and parents about what is going right in their schools … Continue reading

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“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Have you ever watched or been part of this scenario: A Thanksgiving dinner with all the family. Great grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, newly weds, nieces and nephews. Uncle Dan is sitting with the youngest kids and asks Johnny what … Continue reading

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The Power of Conversation

I have been reading Tom Peters (Blog, Twitter) work for almost 25 years now. I find it insightful, inspiring, and occasionally infuriating. I always wanted to have a chance to meet Tom and have a conversation over coffee. He does … Continue reading

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