Tag: school

Learning Language (or Surviving Without)

I’m officially done with Roving and my Fulbright. It’s been an amazing year. We’ll be in Norway (and traveling Europe) until the end of July and then we transition back to living in the US again. Even though I’m done Roving, I still have more to share about the experience and so I will return […]

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In Defense of Breaks

As I make my way through Norway, more and more often I am asked what things I want to take back with me, what the biggest differences I see between Norwegian and American schools, and what I like best about both systems. I’m nearing the end of my time traveling to schools, so I thought […]

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The Schooling Experience (as a parent)

I’ve started visiting schools, primarily around the Oslo area. Next week, I head out to other parts of Norway. But, before I start to share about those adventures I wanted to write a bit about what it’s been like to send my children to public school in Norway. The other week I blogged about how […]

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Primary Education in Norway

The majority of my year will be spent in schools, working with students and teachers, so I will be learning a great deal about the Norwegian school system (and will probably spend a great deal of time on this blog talking about it). But, my first experience with the school system has been with my […]

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Another Week Down

  Another week down in Oslo. We’re getting used to the T-Bane and getting around the city. On Monday, we rode around on the ferry in the Oslo fjords. The ferry is thought of as public transportation here and you can use your Ruter card to ride it. Instead of getting off at any of […]

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