Asking Questions Develops Critical Thinking Beside acquiring the skills to learn (i.e. reading, writing, speaking, and computing,) our individual education must include the ability to think, make good decisions, and seek answers to our everyday problems. We live in a world that is infused with constant questioning.  We are mostly faced with simple questions, which […]

Are Video Games Good for Learning? Contrary to typical belief, good video games, when used in moderation, are very much like other forms of learning. We see that quality video games are not only highly engaging but also add much to the process of accurate and close reading.  Readers (players) are using print in the […]

Boss Club Comes to Oak Hill Academy Oak Hill Academy in Lincroft, NJ, has just launched its new entrepreneur program in partnership with “Boss Club” USA.  Seventh graders at the school are involved with a semester long course, which is part of the Explorations program.  (Explorations is an innovative class created by Oak Hill where […]

Moving Beyond Grades Does it make sense for students to only learn facts, take a test, receive a grade, forget, and then move on?  There must be better ways to succeed and to become enriched.  Communication and analytical skills still form the foundation for the growth of the human condition. We all have a passion […]

Five Principles of How Kids Learn We have heard it time and time again, “Young children are sponges.”  How true.  They are eager to explore everything in their small world.  Every scene, every sound, every word holds great potential for them to explore and to satisfy their curiosity.  The following principles can open the door […]

Summing It All Up – Meaningful Learning is Engaged Learning 3rd in a series of 3 Students today need to become learners for life – engaged and practiced as curious, self-directed individuals.  Research tells us that young people acquire knowledge through the combination of what they encounter as learners, through curriculum, relationships, and challenges and […]

Searching for Meaning Using Interdisciplinary Learning 2nd in a series of 3 Education is a wondrous world of discovery.  Imaginations soar and curiosity is piqued when schools offer meaningful, engaged learning – learning that is deeper, more flexible, and with more interconnected curriculum.  Interdisciplinary teaching and learning is a way to do just that. Teachers […]

What Makes Schools Meaningful? 1st in a series of 3 Educational development of the whole person requires in depth study of academic subjects, exposure to the arts, regular opportunities for physical education and athletics, and involvement in extracurricular activities and community service. So what makes schools meaningful?  First, schools must be a place where students […]