Reader’s Gift: Dewey’s take on Progressive Education

I was reading the thesis of a friend and a regular reader of this blog, Teacher Tanya, and […]

Q and A: Will my child survive in a traditional school after studying in a progressive school?

This is a classic question. We usually hear this question from parents who are opting for a progressive […]

**Scouting for a School Series (SSS): NOT** Choosing a School for the Wrong Reasons

These past few weeks taught me a few hard lessons. I realized that not only should a parent […]

**Scouting for a School Series (SSS):** Choosing a School for the Wrong Reasons

Alfie Kohn, a speaker advocating progressive education, talks about non-progressive parents existing in progressive schools. I want to give this guy a standing ovation with this paragraph alone..

Reader’s Gift: Do Schools Kill Creativity?

One of our readers, Mommy Nikka, sent me this video of Ken Robinson, a creativity expert advocating REAL […]

Routines of the Progressive Preschool Class: Circle Time

After Free Play, the teacher calls everyone in a progressive preschool class to sit together, usually in front […]

**Scouting for a School Series (SSS):** Who is the Teacher?

One of the most vivid parent inquiry I handled was when the parent asked to meet the teacher […]

**Scouting for a School Series (SSS):** The Learning Environment

We have discussed the school’s learning environment, but let’s discuss it in the parent’s persepective in looking for […]

**Scouting for a School Series (SSS):** The School’s Philosophy

There are only 3 kinds of schools — Traditional, Montessori and Progressive. You first have to determine the […]

**Scouting for a School Series (SSS):** Location, location, location

It’s January and it’s school scouting season for most parents. Most of the parenting forums I’ve scanned these […]

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