Monthly Archives: March 2015

What do I do on the computer all day?

Posted on March 19, 2015 by forstegrupp

“With tools like augmented reality, games, and coding, it’s possible to imagine a model of schooling that departs from its behaviorist past — creating Ludic Education for a Ludic Age, promoting inquiry, collaboration, experimentation, and play.” Sophia Nguyen The March/April … Continue reading →

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Why do we always teach the tragedies in high school?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by forstegrupp

I am teaching a group of seniors and juniors about Shakespeare’s Comedies. In my last two jobs, the students only read the tragedies unless they elected to take a senior English elective. Yes, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Othello are … Continue reading →

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Reflection – Naval Gazing – a time honored activity

Posted on March 18, 2015 by forstegrupp

Life teaching at a girls’ school on the Mainline. I step out of my classroom to  speak to a colleague who just has returned from visiting her new doctor who has put her on a routine cycle of scans to … Continue reading →

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