Author Archives: sutterlearn

Daddy Daughter Dances

Posted on February 12, 2011 by sutterlearn

Tonight was our local Daddy-Daughter Dance. Since my daughter was freshly five this has been an annual tradition, one that I dread even while I know how important it is to her now and how much more important it will be to … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | 5 Comments

Schooling VS Learning?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by sutterlearn

I think a lot about the difference in schooling and learning:  schooling being the traditional structures and formats we’ve come to expect as “proper” indoctrination of our children; learning being the actual transformation of all that formality, curriculum, and good-intentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in School Reform | 3 Comments

Snow Day Logic

Posted on February 4, 2011 by sutterlearn

As we rethink how schools could run more effectively for student achievement, perhaps the schedule is more than a first-level reform where we just change the familiar structure.   This week we had two consecutive snow days and when I traveled … Continue reading →

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Is This Thing On? (Second Try…)

Posted on January 17, 2011 by sutterlearn

If this is working, I finally figured out how to create an online space for my writing and observations where readers can interact in real time…an actual blog. This began as an email within my school district, editorializing about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments