Table of Contents | November 2004
Editor's Note: Thinking Outside the Box to Support Our Schools
In these days of insufficient funding for education, let's not forget to support our teachers and use our resources to help schools be the best they can be.
Letters: Dream or Possible Reality?
Ideas are one thing. Implementing them is another.
Sage Advice: The Challenge of Childhood Obesity
How can we alleviate childhood obesity?
Features
A Textbook Example of What's Wrong with Education
A former schoolbook editor parses the politics of educational publishing.
High School's New Face: Can Smaller Be Better?
No longer limited to the classroom, educators move to close the gap between school and the real world.
The Daring Dozen 2004: Our Heroes
Forget capes or disguises. These heroes of education are changing the world with nary a superpower between them.
Cool Schools
You Oughta Be in Pixels: Discover the Photographer in You
Quick tips for choosing and using a digital camera.
Six Feet Wonder: Learning From the Ground Up
Nothing excites a kid's curiosity like a trip to a nearby graveyard.
Design
Creating Classrooms: It Takes a Village -- and a Museum
Combine a school, a museum, and a global corporation, and you get a learning environment like no other.
Common Dreams: Turning Empty Space Into Inspiring Classrooms
Turning empty space into inspiring classrooms
Heart and Soul
Under the Big Top: Teaching Students to Trust Each Other and Work Together
A stint in the circus transforms students' confidence, interaction, and class performance. Running away not required.
Fear Factor: Harassment Hurts
The effect of bullying goes beyond simple schoolyard scuffles to cause lasting emotional wounds.
Muse: The Power of One: A Teacher Can Make Every Child Feel Important
Children need someone who says, "You mean something." Often, that person is a teacher.
Head of Class
Still Weighty: The Long Road to Lighter Packs
No lessening of the load in sight.
Books Banned: Bring on the Laptop
This Arizona high school ushers in technology and sends textbooks to the curb.
Online Applications: A Hit with College Hopefuls
The benefits of applying for college online.
Secretarial Pool: A Role Defined
What does the word secretary really mean?
DonorsChoose.org: A Better Way to Give -- and to Receive
A nonprofit Web site allows teachers to post requests for projects or supplies that potential patrons can then select to fund.
Jargon 101: Adding to the Word Pool
You can make a difference in what you read.
Recess
Box Sweet: Apple Gets Right to the Core of Sleek Technology
The computer company that never rests has done it again.
Homo Habilis: Bringing Back the Handy Human
Great ideas for you creative types. And great reading anyway for those of you who aren't.
The Great Brain Boom: Understanding How Humans Think
The author explores the possible reasons why humans think and communicate the way we do.
Italian Ice: Visiting Venice in Cooler Climes
Forget the summer crowds -- Venice in the fall and winter is every bit as charming as in the warmer months.
It's in the Bag: A Tote for Every Task
Be organized -- and look good, too.
