<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post280788592313698843..comments</id><updated>2009-02-23T12:59:41.547-05:00</updated><category term='taxation'/><category term='Disrupting Class'/><category term='Clayton Christensen'/><category term='multicultural education'/><category term='accountability'/><category term='A Whole New Mind'/><category term='digital divide'/><category term='school culture'/><category term='Guy Kawasaki'/><category term='Apple'/><category term='teacher conferences'/><category term='middle managers'/><category term='Chris Bigenho'/><category term='Steve Clem'/><category term='KIPP schools'/><category term='teacher placement agencies'/><category term='department heads'/><category term='grading'/><category term='Understanding by Design'/><category term='schools'/><category term='teacher autonomy'/><category term='school administration'/><category term='The Intentional Teacher'/><category term='boards of trustees'/><category term='Patrick Bassett'/><category term='NAIS'/><category term='New Progressivism'/><category term='professional development'/><category term='EdSocialMedia'/><category term='financial sustainability'/><category term='phonics'/><category term='NEMNET'/><category term='wellness'/><category term='Robert Kaiser'/><category term='culture of mentorship'/><category term='helicopter parents'/><category term='Colorado Academy'/><category term='Project Zero'/><category term='ISED listserv'/><category term='Nadine Nelson'/><category term='compensation'/><category term='Education Hell'/><category term='independent school marketing'/><category term='schedules'/><category term='Rollins College'/><category term='independent school'/><category term='Massachusetts Institute of Technology'/><category term='curriculum development'/><category term='&quot;Leadership Pipeline&quot;'/><category term='ASCD'/><category term='character education'/><category term='content knowledge'/><category term='standards for effective teaching'/><category term='Theodore Sizer'/><category term='vouchers'/><category term='Arne Duncan'/><category term='Jacqueline Smethurst'/><category term='Grant Wiggins'/><category term='innovation'/><category term='Battle of Waterloo'/><category term='Tweetcher'/><category term='economic cutbacks'/><category term='Gerald Bracey'/><category term='Fairchester Fellows'/><category term='testing'/><category term='race'/><category term='character'/><category term='teacher training'/><category term='curriculum review'/><category term='Eight-Year Study'/><category term='David Mallery'/><category term='job fairs'/><category term='technology'/><category term='Twitter'/><category term='benefits'/><category term='research and development'/><category term='Kaplan DeVries'/><category term='professional culture'/><category term='athletics'/><category term='change'/><category term='job descriptions'/><category term='Robert Sternberg'/><category term='leadership'/><category term='teacher evaluation'/><category term='Eloquent Mirrors'/><category term='strategic planning'/><category term='grammar'/><category term='Heidi Hayes Jacobs'/><category term='feedback'/><category term='induction'/><category term='Wall Street Journal'/><category term='socioeconomic status'/><category term='strategic directions'/><category term='board chairs'/><category term='Teach for America'/><category term='StrateGenius'/><category term='school scheduling'/><category term='independent schools'/><category term='teaching'/><category term='ability'/><category term='observation'/><category term='teacher hiring'/><category term='mentoring'/><category term='change management'/><category term='Research for Better Teaching'/><category term='recession'/><category term='teachers'/><category term='diversity'/><category term='learning styles'/><category term='college admission'/><category term='An Admirable Faculty'/><category term='Daniel Pink'/><category term='Malcolm Gladwell'/><category term='sexual orientation'/><category term='All Kinds of Minds'/><category term='teacher recruiting'/><category term='Web 2.0'/><category term='Canadian independent schools'/><category term='scholarships'/><category term='mission'/><category term='Girl Scouts'/><category term='New Yorker'/><category term='Advanced Placement'/><category term='parents'/><category term='Charles W. Eliot'/><category term='narrative comments'/><category term='Beaver Country Day School'/><category term='whole language'/><category term='teacher burn-out'/><category term='Avocus Publishing'/><category term='teacher orientation'/><category term='21st-century learning'/><category term='Five Arenas of Diversity'/><category term='administration'/><category term='Jay Mathews'/><category term='gender'/><category term='Howard Gardner'/><category term='department chairs'/><title type='text'>Comments on Admirable Faculties: No Man's Land, or The Trench?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/feeds/280788592313698843/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html'/><author><name>Peter Gow</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13602866242146968481</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0UuAnrHxC90/Tj_8zGxcsUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/zI7bekgGGKI/s220/smallPG.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post-1825674496477199605</id><published>2009-02-23T12:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T12:59:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Those who hunker down will be shell-shock victims ...</title><summary type='text'>Those who hunker down will be shell-shock victims in a couple of years, I think. There's a world of risk out there, and stationary targets are the most vulnerable--PG</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default/1825674496477199605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default/1825674496477199605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html?showComment=1235411940000#c1825674496477199605' title=''/><author><name>Peter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13602866242146968481</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qLaagNUEjIA/SNVT9RgVVOI/AAAAAAAAAAs/2j7Zvdl3-T4/S220/PGowPhoto.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post-280788592313698843' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/posts/default/280788592313698843' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-804684161'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post-4402795332096213060</id><published>2009-02-22T22:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T22:40:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Peter:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There you go with those Great War...</title><summary type='text'>Hi Peter:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;There you go with those Great War references again!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Great post though. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;This is not a time to retrench or retreat from doing what matters most. And not all innovation comes with a price tag.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Maybe - when it comes to doing the right things - it's a time for going over the top. Or perhaps - digging in, holding ground and laying down a creeping barrage.&lt;</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default/4402795332096213060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default/4402795332096213060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html?showComment=1235360400000#c4402795332096213060' title=''/><author><name>thecompasspoint</name><uri>http://thecompasspoint.wordpress.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post-280788592313698843' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/posts/default/280788592313698843' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1415001922'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post-2715475465509713746</id><published>2009-02-22T18:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T18:43:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I really admire the courage and foresight that you...</title><summary type='text'>I really admire the courage and foresight that your school is showing, and I wish you the best in your efforts. If you can, please keep us posted on how things go--PG</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default/2715475465509713746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default/2715475465509713746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html?showComment=1235346180000#c2715475465509713746' title=''/><author><name>Peter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13602866242146968481</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qLaagNUEjIA/SNVT9RgVVOI/AAAAAAAAAAs/2j7Zvdl3-T4/S220/PGowPhoto.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post-280788592313698843' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/posts/default/280788592313698843' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-804684161'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post-7387367379721947362</id><published>2009-02-22T14:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T14:12:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Peter, I couldn't agree with you more on this topi...</title><summary type='text'>Peter, I couldn't agree with you more on this topic.  My school, like so many others, is facing the same sort of pressures.  We have, however, decided to move ahead with a lot of fundamental reexamination of how we "do" education.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;A large number of our faculty are visiting innovative schools, colleges, and universites (both in the US and abroad); researching the latest developments in </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default/7387367379721947362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/280788592313698843/comments/default/7387367379721947362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html?showComment=1235329920000#c7387367379721947362' title=''/><author><name>David Colon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12336659471239855161</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NXcqaNHfOho/SZIfVvi-SLI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/5iFd5iuRna0/S220/Photo+590.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.admirablefaculties.org/2009/02/no-mans-land-or-trench.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162587718782337308.post-280788592313698843' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4162587718782337308/posts/default/280788592313698843' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1245428221'/></entry></feed>
