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Friday, 28 September 2012

Wonder

Posted on 07:50 by shohan bella
Here is a Wonder . . . ful young adult book. I believe it will be a Newbery Medal contender.

The video below tells a lot, but you must read the book to fully appreciate its beautiful messages. Here are two links for you to read as well:

NYTimes Review

NPR Story



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Sunday, 23 September 2012

Rethinking Sleep

Posted on 06:03 by shohan bella

For all of my readers who are caring for little ones and challenged by sleep issues—yours, that is, you must read "Rethinking Sleep" by David K. Randall in today's NYTimes. It gives all of us a whole new outlook on how to sleep.


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Monday, 17 September 2012

Golden Governance

Posted on 05:40 by shohan bella
My article "Golden Governance," recently published in NAIS's The Savvy Trustee, talks about how a strong relationship between the Board President and CEO/Head of School is critical to building a strong governing body.  Coincidentally, yesterday's NYTimes Magazine cover story "Anatomy of a Campus Coup" revels pieces of how the University of Virginia fell prey to not following golden governance.


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Thursday, 13 September 2012

Sesame Street's Success

Posted on 16:39 by shohan bella

Having enjoyed innumerable episodes of Sesame Street many, many years ago, I often think about its success. Here is "10 Reasons Why Sesame Street Has Been On For So Long" and speaks to why the program has served and survived for so many years.

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Monday, 10 September 2012

Who Should Decide What Students Read?

Posted on 06:43 by shohan bella
As I write another article on choosing what to read, I came across an Education Week, November 2009 article I wrote "Who Should Decide What Students Read." 

An awesome and onerous task, guiding students in their reading is such a delicate and important responsibility for parents and teachers. Likewise, if we as adults hope to have our students read, we have to be equally as vigilant in our reading habits and choices.


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Thursday, 6 September 2012

The Empty Pot

Posted on 08:53 by shohan bella
The Empty Pot by Demi is a beautiful story that you will want to get and read to your 1st through 5th grade child(ren). Here is a handy reading of the story.


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Monday, 3 September 2012

In Celebration of Maria Montessori's Birthday

Posted on 04:40 by shohan bella

Google used this graphic on its search webpage on August 31, Dr. Montessori's birthday; and when you clicked on the Montessori materials graphics, you were brought to an information page for Montessori references.

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