Stevemiranda

LATEST ARTICLES ( 270 )

• Why I Don’t Like the Poem That Everyone Else Loves (from the Archives)

  There’s a spoken word poem by a teacher named Taylor Mali that has been viewed by millions on youtube. In the poem, Mali calls out a dinner guest who utters... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 DEBATE, SCHOOLING

• Beautiful Things Grow from . . .

  I just finished David Shenk’s awesome book, The Genius in All of Us. In Chapter 7, he quotes the legendary musician Brian Eno:What would be really interesting... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• A Different Kind of Parent-teacher Meeting (from the Archives)

  A friend told me this story about what happened at his school today.A parent-teacher meeting was held after school. When everyone gathered, the student’s... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2011 SCHOOLING

• Graduation Day

  I still remember my first PSCS graduation.It was 2009, and I was a first-year member of the Board of Trustees. Some time in the spring, The school’s founding... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2011 SCHOOLING

• White Shag Carpet

  I had the privilege of visiting one of Seattle’s most creative marketing companies today. It was crazy. The window to the street is filled with a bunch of rubbe... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Relevance

  I love talking to first-year teachers.“You know, in graduate school they talk about making it ‘personally relevant to students.’ You have to make your lesson... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• What to Do When You Don’t Know How to Solve a Problem (from the Archives)

  I taught a video production class once, and was confounded when students kept approaching me saying, “Mr. Miranda, the computer is saying the video camera... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Rats

  I just started reading a fascinating book by David Shenk called, The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You’ve Been Taught About Genetics, Talent, and IQ is... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2011 DEBATE, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Education and the Global Economy (from the Archives)

  One of the most common rationales offered by advocates for transforming our education system is that we need to remain competitive in the global economy. This i... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Ray

  I went to high school with a great guy named Ray, a person for whom I had great respect—maybe even a touch of envy. Ray wore a black leather jacket and a heavy... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• One More Victim

  Wow. I received this email today:When I found your blog, it was like a flip switched in my head. I’ve been reasonably successful in my adult life: 1) as a... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2011 SCHOOLING

• Teaching is a Flat Career Path

  Huffington Post education writer Jessica Prois recently pondered how we can close the “revolving door” of teachers who enter the profession but leave within fiv... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2011 DEBATE, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Big Picture

  If you don’t know about Big Picture High School in the Highline School District, you should.It’s the opposite of everything you think about when you hear the... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• The Fisch Flip (from the Archives)

  I came across a great article by Daniel Pink the The Guardian about a concept he called “The Fisch Flip.”It’s named after a middle school math teacher named Kar... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 DEBATE, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Eclectic

  I was talking to my friend Heidi today and she asked me how the school year has been going. I told her I’m still recovering from an event last week that blew... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Luck

  I just finished Peter Sims’s awesome book, “Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries.” Here’s one of my favorite passages, with a... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Born to Learn

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  Posted on 20 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Sitting Around

  I visited an awesome progressive school today. The thing that was most impressive was this: there were kids all over the place who were doing absolutely... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Chris Rock

  I’m reading an awesome book right now called Little Bets, by Peter Sims. He starts out by telling the story of comedian Chris Rock. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• How to Get Rid of Bad Teachers (from the Archives)

  Education reform is in the news a lot these days, which is good. But the discussion about charter schools and how to get rid of bad teachers is, I believe, base... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2011 SCHOOLING