Crossroads Redux
On April 9th, several Crossroads Alumni and I will be doing a presentation at Bryn Mawr College in Jody Cohen's Critical Issues in Education Class in which we will discuss the impact of Crossroads on our lives 18 years after…
On tracks and things in high school
When I was a teen-ager, school was my salvation. It provided a structure and predictability that the rest of my life lacked. While some people hated the monotony of the routine, I reveled in the sameness of it all…. The…
Duane and Me…Eleven Years Later .. With Love
Eleven years ago, I had an encounter with a student that stayed with me for years. In 2001 at a writing retreat for teachers, I wrote about that encounter. The essay entitled "The Stories They Tell" talks about a young…
Beyond Wiggle Room: Creating Spaces for Authentic Learning in a Senior English Class
Beyond ‘Wiggle Room’:Creating Spaces for Authentic Learning in a Senior English ClassMarsha Rosenzweig PincusI would like to see a curriculum that is not so structured and restricting, with some wiggle room. I’d like to have a variation of different teaching…
Stories: The Cure for “Hardening of the Ideologies”
Discover the steps in the complex dance Listen closely to what they're not saying Then lead them gently back to themselves.Over twenty years ago, I had the unique opportunity to participate in a program that was to change the course…