Scot Graden - Superintendent of Saline Area Schools
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2009
I recently was given a book called “Catching Up or Leading the Way - American Education in the Age of Globalization” by Dr.Young Zhao. I have not had a chance to get too deep into it, but the preface presents some interesting thoughts. Here is one passage -
This book is about education in America but [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2009
I had the opportunity to attend a community forum this morning hosted by the Washtenaw Alliance for Children and Youth (WACY). The mission of this group is to change how our community works together to ensure Washtenaw County school-aged children and youth reach their full potential. It was great to see the room full of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2009
This video has been around for a few years and I have viewed it several times, but I am still struck by some of his points regarding how public education hurts natural human creativity. It also reminds me that it is a big misconception that only “special people” are creative. Everyone has tremendous creative capacities.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 20th, 2009
Over the weekend I attended my 20th Class Reunion for the Saline High School Class of ‘89. There were several events including a tailgate party at the football game on Friday night. This included a quick tour of the “new” high school. (Yes, we have a school pool now!) We also got together on Saturday [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2009
Over the summer, along with several administrative staff, I had the opportunity to tour a local fuel cell business called Adaptive Materials. Co-founder Michelle Crumm was gracious enough to provide us with a tour of their facility located off of State Street. We were impressed - not only by the innovative technology they were developing, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2009
I recently had the opportunity to read a few sections of the October, 1927 edition of “Normal Instructor and Primary Plans,” a magazine for “teachers of all the grades and rural schools.” Just for your information the magazine cost was 25 cents per issue, or $2.00 for year’s subscription.
An article caught my eye that was [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 10th, 2009
As many of you know, I have an iPhone and enjoy using it for taking pictures around the district, checking email, accessing PowerSchool and even reading news updates on the web (I also use it as a phone). However, I still struggle to use it for functions that require a fair amount of typing and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 8th, 2009
Be sure to stop by and visit the Saline Area School booth at the Saline Community Fair. Various staff and Board of Education members will be present to discuss the district and say hello as the new school year gets underway.
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 7th, 2009
The start of the school year is upon us. We have been able to spend the last few days as a faculty and staff together preparing for the new school year. Now the focus of all of our attention and hard work will be arriving… the students.
One of my comments from my opening day address [...]