What’s Happening After School?
Today's guest writer is Meredith Spencer, Director of Enrichment & After-School Programs November 19, 2008 As the school day winds down, X-Care revs into high gear from 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. as we prepare the day’s activities and snacks and await...
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Posted on November 20, 2008 10:50 AM
A Favorite Moment
November 7, 2008 For the past four years, I have had gym duty every Thursday, and it has grown into one of my favorite times of the week. Each week, middle school students are anxiously waiting at the door, waiting...
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Posted on November 7, 2008 10:55 AM
Holding the Line: Together
October 31, 2008 Sometimes as educators and as parents we risk popularity and student approval by holding the line. At home, when our children act up, are rude or disrespectful, or break one of our family agreements, we need to...
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Posted on October 31, 2008 09:06 AM
Días de Los Muertos
October 24, 2008 Throughout Mexico and parts of the U.S., people celebrate Los Días de los Muertos (Days of the Dead) on and around November 1st and 2nd. This ritual has been practiced for at least 3,000 years and was...
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Posted on October 24, 2008 08:16 AM
Faculty Learning Groups
October 17, 2008 Last year we began a new professional development program for faculty that was built around collaboration and peer feedback: Faculty Learning Groups or FLGs. Each group is comprised of four teachers from three categories: lower school, middle...
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Posted on October 17, 2008 09:24 AM
Rosh Hashana
October 9, 2008 Every Rosh Hashana I laugh when I think of my football coach, Hoot Gibson, an irascible, emotional, and tough WWII veteran. He never pulled any punches and predated political correctness. In that this article is for the...
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Posted on October 9, 2008 11:58 AM
A Community of Learners
October 3, 2008 What follows is an email letter I received on Friday morning, September 26th, and it is reprinted with the author’s consent. Mike We’re a community of learners…except at 8:07 a.m. This is a rant. There, you’ve been...
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Posted on October 3, 2008 08:29 AM
Learning With and From One Another
September 26, 2008 On Tuesday of this week just over 50 middle school Student Council officers and their faculty advisors from eight EBISA schools (East Bay Independent School Association) came to RDS and joined RDS officers Ben Raifman, Ricky Sherer,...
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Posted on September 26, 2008 10:24 AM
Parents and Education
September 19, 2008 At the end of August there was an article in the Wall Street Journal about the role of parents in the education of their children. (Raising the Bar: How Parents Can Fix Education, by Daniel Akst, August...
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Posted on September 19, 2008 11:39 AM
Diversity and Inclusivity at RDS
September 12, 2008 For several years, RDS has been working to make our school a more diverse community, looking at issues of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and socio-economics. To this end we have also strived to make diversity more meaningful...
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Posted on September 12, 2008 11:41 AM
RDS: Firsts
September 5, 2008 Last Wednesday was the first day of the 2008-2009 school year at RDS, and as such is always one of my favorite times of the year. The air is filled with a mixture of nervous anticipation, joy,...
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Posted on September 5, 2008 02:52 PM
