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Schools That Do Too Much

Kralovec

2004

A call for systems-based changed that looks at how schools overschedule and overburden students and families.

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Jacob teaches English to multilingual learners in an international school in Asia and is also completing a Doctorate in Education focused on multilingualism & intercultural understanding.
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Reimagining public middle schools in Western Michigan.
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Listening and learning from 400+ young people & educators.

Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau

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Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau is a Specialist at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Director of Curriculum and Research at the Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education, Director of the Hanahau‘oli School Professional Development Center, and Co-Director of the Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy MEd Interdisciplinary Education, Curriculum Studies program. A former Hawai‘i State Department of Education high school social studies teacher, her work in education is focused around promoting a more just and equitable democracy for today’s children. Dr. Makaiau lives in Honolulu where she enjoys spending time in the ocean with her husband and two children.

Progressive with a Capital P?

December 16, 2022

When we don’t use the word “progressive” to describe a school’s philosophy or program–slowly and incrementally over time–the teachers, administrators, families, and the students become detached from the strong foundation that the progressive education tradition can provide.
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