It is easy as a retired educator to bull my neck and growl at the social/cultural/political powers that demand schools teach their self-interested and slanted content and opinions. I no longer have skin in the game or employment to protect. … Continue reading
Adult Hypocrisy About Children and Technology Knows No Bounds
We life in the technology epoch spending inordinate amounts of time on screen with devices. Hypocritical adults claim children spend too much time while not being circumspect about their own on-screen time. Continue reading
Cursive – If You Can’t Write It, You Can’t Read It. Let’s Write a Wrong.
Reading, writing and arithmetic does not mean reading, printing and arithmetic. It is time to teach children write in and read cursive again. Continue reading
Esprit de Corps Elevates Teacher Capacity to Cause All Children to Learn
Esprit de corps is real. Its fraternity and passion cause cadre groups to achieve high outcomes. It is a concept we celebrate because of its power to move educational needles. Continue reading
Now that you have elected new board members, make them be trustworthy
Being a school board member is a public trust. Being trustworthy takes work. Holding them accountable to their duties makes them trustworthy. Continue reading