Covid Provoked Reforms – Proficiency in Standards-based Learning

As the pandemic has disrupted school life, it also can disrupt school thinking. Some pre-pandemic practices cannot be applied now, and the pandemic provides a unique opportunity to correct past practices. Grading is one of these. Continue reading

Yoda, the Dark Path, and the High Ground of Education

Threading through the time of covid is a dark-sided anger that threatens our children and their ongoing education. Their future requires educators to find and hold the high ground of public schooling – a pillar of our society that stands the test of time. Continue reading

School Children In the Time of Polio

Children who received a Salk vaccination in the 1950s are grandparents now. Their children and grandchildren are confronted with covid. These are two vastly different responses to how our nation and communities use vaccination to combat viral disease. Continue reading