Small Schools Coalition Education Blog
Rethinking Education: What if “Small” was Normal?
By Jeremy M. Shapiro B.S., M. Ed“True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge, it is an awakening of consciousness which goes through successive stages.”As part of my duties for the Small Schools Coalition, I am grateful for my unfettered access to voluminous...
Letter to the Small Schools Coalition on School Consolidation
The Small Schools Coalition is all about relationships. Relationships between schools, educators, administrators and, of course, the communities we serve. Our founder, Dr. Stuart Grauer, recently took part in long-distance conversation with a parent from New Jersey...
Taking the Stress out of Applying to Private Schools
With the new 2019-2020 school year upon us, it is already time for some parents to think about where their child will attend school next year. It’s no secret: Applying to private schools can be stressful. But it does not have to be if you go in with a plan that...
A Primer to Help Reclaim the Love of Learning
“The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn't need to be reformed -- it needs to be transformed. The key to this transformation is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build achievement on discovering the individual talents of...
Environmental Education Authority: The Grauer School in Encinitas
“Our mascot, the Grauer’s Gorilla, was selected decades ago as a symbol of an endangered species that perseveres despite odds —never has our motto been more relevant to us. Our work as educators and environmental stewards will be successful once all of our students...
Benchmarking Schools and Students
“We must recognize that our children and students need to know we appreciate who they really are, not just some vision we have for who they are supposed to be.” Benchmarking schools and students is widely practiced throughout mainstream education. It is by far the...