By Lori Warren, Senior Communications Manager, KIPP Foundation Fifty years ago, Dr. Walter Mischel, then a professor of psychology at Stanford, conducted a series of trail-blazing experiments on self-control that…
Building A Positive Institution
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder “Positive institutions facilitate the development and display of positive traits, which in turn facilitate positive subjective experiences.” This quotation, shared in Chris Peterson’s, A Primer…
Marking a 20th Anniversary with 15 Questions
Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin Reminisce About the Birth of KIPP October 11th, 1993 is the day that Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin stayed up all night listening to U2’s…
What’s on Your Summer Reading List?
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder When I was asked to write a post about a summer reading list – I smiled. My love of books started at age 17. Before…
How 1/12ths Maximize Learning & Joy
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder A couple of weeks ago, a teacher asked me on Twitter how she could create a KIPP culture in her own classroom. In earlier posts…
3 Lessons Teachers Can Learn From Vegas
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder I started teaching in August of 1992. I struggled mightily and failed daily. At the end of many of those early days, I wasn’t sure…
Three Ratios to Improve Classroom Success
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder The central idea behind focusing on classroom ratios is to ensure that our students are doing as much of the heavy cognitive lifting and having…