Sharpening Teaching Tools – Getting Ready for Day 1 Means Getting the Rust Off

Summer vacation is time away from teaching and using sharp instructional skills. Before the first day of school this fall, all teachers need time and opportunity to consider and rehearse their teaching methodologies. The first week of school is for teaching and learning not getting ready to teach. Continue reading

Liberal Arts: The High School Curriculum for Our Future

Exorbitant student debt and the need for marketable skills have killed a college liberal arts education. High school curriculum is the last bastion for assuring future Americans can understand America and Americans. Continue reading

We are what we appear to value.  Reading Proficiency and Censorship.

Public education is shaped by state legislation. Two current bills represent contrasting views of how children should be educated. One progressive; the other regressive. Continue reading