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In February of this year, we were honored to host best-selling author, in-demand decision strategist and World Series of Poker bracelet holder Annie Duke for our 11th grade Humanities Course – Viewpoints on Modern America. Annie was a marvelous guest, Read More …
I have been privileged to write in this space before, and have written about a staple in my classrooms—the Socratic Seminar (11th grade) and the Round Table Discussion (9th grade). For the 11th graders, these are topic driven—The Great Gatsby, Read More …
When a conclusion agrees with our politics, we are much more likely to accept the result, blind to how bias has affected a study’s design and framing. — Annie Duke’s Weekly Newsletter, V. 1, #34 It hasn’t been hard teaching Read More …
From Allison Zmuda: I came across this article a few months ago — a student-led high school newspaper who looked into a brand new principal (a relatively innocuous assignment) and uncovered questionable credentials. The challenge — how do you support Read More …
I have been at Radnor High School in Wayne, PA (my alma mater) since the 1999-2000 school year, and each time a major election has come up, I have taken my classes down to the studio to film candidate debates. Read More …
By: Paul Wright Shall … We … Play … A … Game? So, I just got done grading a 9th grade group project on my Xbox. Yes, you read that sentence right: I just got done grading a project … Read More …
By Paul Wright This entry is adapted from a speech I gave to the Radnor High School chapter of the National Honor Society at their annual induction. While it was directed at high performing juniors and seniors, I hope it Read More …
By Paul Wright Are you a fan of irony? I don’t mean fake hipster irony like buying a “vintage” Cap’n Crunch t-shirt at Old Navy even though you weren’t allowed to and don’t eat sugar cereals now. I mean real, Read More …
By Paul Wright A few weeks ago, one of my former 11th grade students — now an editor of our school paper — came to my room looking for me to help her with the proof of an article written Read More …
By Paul Wright “Life is not a race course of competitive examination. At worst it calls for endurance and at best it calls for a certain virtue in one’s dialogue in one’s dealings with oneself.” — Gore Vidal, in a Read More …