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In One of Connecticut’s Most Innovative Districts, Belief in Every Student Comes First

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At Newington Public Schools (NPS) in Connecticut, the belief in all students is at the heart of every decision we make. Believing in every student, and enacting initiatives that demonstrate that belief. At the end of the day, it is our core beliefs about our students that make the difference. The secret to our success?

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A Glimpse Into the Playful World of Seymour Papert

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Many years before formally learning about how gears work, playing with gears “did more mathematical development than anything I was taught in elementary school,” he wrote, noting that he later created mental gear-driven multiplication tables and equations with variables. While a visionary, he is also very much a realist.