Len Lipkin

School Choice a Red Herring?

Public, private or charter is an important question, especially when you fold in policy issues like school vouchers. But regardless of your opinion on these political issues, the most important factor for most of us is identifying the best environment for our kids to learn.

Len Lipkin

Changing Education Paradigms [Video]

An insightful lecture which would make this video compelling to watch in and of itself, but with highly entertaining animations that contribute to the lecture's impact.

Len Lipkin

Khaaaaaan! [Video]

Khan Academy can be a great resource if you are considering homeschooling, but it can also supplement a kid's education when a little extra help is needed.

Len Lipkin

Interdisciplinary Education

Interdisciplinary teaching is the term used to describe when a curriculum focuses on a specific theme or project and aims to teach a variety of academic disciplines around that theme.  It seems to be a popular and trendy method–many schools I have visited use it and make a point to parents that they use it.  In my school research experience, the first school where I heard about it was the Waldorf...

Len Lipkin

Kindergarten Language Immersion and Classroom Dynamics

One of the realities of a language immersion program is that everyone is starting at the same level. Maybe my kid can't read but somebody else's kid can. Guess what? When the class starts and the teacher is speaking only Spanish, every kid is lost. Every kid is starting from scratch. So by definition, the students are all at the same level, at least for vast chunks of the curriculum.