Dr. Ted Spear

Looking forward to Island Pacific School's 25th Anniversary Cyber Soiree on Saturday, Nov 28th. Under the leadership of Scott Herrington and his staff, this school is an exemplar of what education can be. Check it out https://islandpacific.org/giving/ #ipsmiddleschool #ipsturns25

A growing cadre of parents, educators and students are starting to ask whether its time to rethink schools. Here's just one conversation among many. https://www.tedspear.com/news/people-are-talking #educationreimagined #rebootingeducation #K-12education

Now's the right time to rethink the purpose of K-12 education. For a start to the conversation tune into this #EdCrush podcast, with host Natalia Vardabasso (@natabasso), on Monday, August 31st. Available on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. #educationreimagined #edchat #futureofeducation

If you have not yet had a chance to read Alfie Kohn's blogs, now is the time. His latest piece on how the pandemic illuminates significant problems with district testing, university admissions and grades is stellar. https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/pandemic/ #educationreimagined

Looking forward to hosting an invitation-only Education Roundtable with Brad Carter (@braddo) featuring Barbara J. Smith's thoughts on the future of education. Her upcoming book, How Much Does a Great School Cost?: School Economies and School Values is a practical and comprehensive examination of what great schools could look like. We are in for an interesting conversation. #educationreimagined

The key to inspiring confidence in parents worried about school re-openings in September is good communication. Here is a great example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkZibFSsak0