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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Friday, March 4, 2011

News alert: weighing the chicken more doesn't make it grow faster!

Diane Ravitch on the Daily Show vaguely makes the case that poverty and the larger cultural context is the primary reason for low test scores, and that NCLB and Race to the Top are damaging public education. Important ideas, but not a ton of substance in this interview. Her interview on top-ed.com is slightly better, as is her address at NYU (though the production values aren't as high in either one).
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