Teacher Transformation You Can…Until You Can’t Can they turn that in late? Can they retake the test? Can they use resources? Can they demonstrate differently? In many classrooms, yes. But in the “other many,” kids confront cannots. Monte Syrie 22 Feb 2019 • 2 min read
Purpose Finding and Community Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Grade We give our kids opportunities to show, to demonstrate that they are growing, that they are learning. And then, at some point, the chase has to come to an end, and we have to try to make sense of it all. We have to turn it into a grade. But… Monte Syrie 17 Jan 2019 • 4 min read
Purpose Finding and Community Lies on Their Shoulders Whether we think it or say it, when we warn kids with the “real world,” it is an affront to their existence, to their humanity, to their reality. Monte Syrie 10 Jan 2019 • 2 min read
Purpose Finding and Community The Way of Things Somewhere along the way we got our wires crossed. What I expected and what she thought I wanted were two different things, and, consequently, it affected her performance. Monte Syrie 11 Dec 2018 • 2 min read
Teacher Transformation Work's Worth And while I didn’t always appreciate the lessons from work when I was younger, I proudly acknowledge the impact they had on shaping the person I am today. Hard work matters. Monte Syrie 20 Nov 2018 • 4 min read
Progressive Education A Different Sort Maybe instead of clinging to the “some-win-and-some-lose” approach to education, we should embrace the “all-need” approach. Monte Syrie 7 Nov 2018 • 3 min read
