Kindness is not a school subject or curriculum. While we do not teach kindness, we can and should model it for children and celebrate it when we see it. We can grow kindness even though we do not teach it. Continue reading
Should I Know or Just Google It?
I know it and I know what it means are two different levels of knowledge and understanding. In the age of Internet, schools are increasingly essential for the development of contemporary understanding of information. Continue reading
Gone: Three-sport Athletes and Bench Jockeys
Specialization and elitism have made being a three-sport athlete or a bench jockey very difficult in high school athletics. When so many athletes and families seek a competitive advantage, they crowd all others from the team bench. Continue reading
Being Taught By an Unprepared Teacher Is a Mathematical Certainty
Professional teacher preparation can no longer by assumed by a license to teach. Political pressure to put an adult in every classroom does not mean a prepared teacher in every classroom. Continue reading
Teach Less, Teach Better, Teach It Again and Again
We forget more than we remember is a fact of life. Using motivation theory, teaching essential and enduring content and skills, and using retention theory better assures that students will remember what they are taught. Continue reading