Education and Inequality The “great equalizer” of education can only nudge the scales so far. By Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist In his FY20 budget proposal, Governor Charlie Baker has waded into the discussion of fair funding for school districts in Massachusetts. He has proposed large increases for districts that
Creating a diverse and dynamic learning environment by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist When I first saw the job title “Blended Learning Specialist” I pictured a culinary instructor in an apron demonstrating how to make smoothies in a food processor. “Two scoops of ice, one cup of blueberries, a banana,
What did he say and When did he say it? And what did he mean? By Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist When I read recently that UMass Amherst football coach Mark Whipple had been suspended for using the word “rape” in a press conference, a burst of memory went off
Humans do not always perform according to algorithm by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist The Red Sox won the World Series this fall for the fourth time in fourteen years. If any of my friends had told me in 2003 that the Red Sox would collect four World Series championships
Reading the Red Sox’ Stars by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist “I’m amazed you can see Venus with all the lights around Boston,” my friend Tyler commented as we walked back to the car after a Red Sox win at Fenway Park. “That’s not Venus,” I assured him. “That’s Mars.”
How teachers and coaches help students find their own success By Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist “You have a great ability to quickly develop an analysis of the topic. If we can teach you how to speak, we might have something here.” These were my first comments to Jackson, a
by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist By now you’ve surely seen them, heard them, admired them. The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have been vocal, organized and poised when facing adulation or opposition. Their public speaking has been so good they’ve been accused of being
It will snow. Just don’t ask me when. by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist I would never want to be a weather forecaster in Boston. The changing jet stream winds, the effect of the warm ocean on a snow or rain line, and the pressure of predicting whether rain will
Today is Opening Day at Fenway Park by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist It’s the worst-kept secret in offices, boardrooms and schools anywhere within striking distance of Fenway Park: people play hooky the day of the home opener. And why not? In early April, young baseball fans find more to
by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist I am not one who remembers the dreams of night. Awake, they dissolve into shreds of haze that fade in the morning twilight. Once in a great while one will stick with me, either for its resemblance to a scene from the Texas Chainsaw
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