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
Are You Volunteering for an AI Dope Slap?
Generative AI is here; it is not going away. Educators can either dig into understanding and using it or get dope slapped as Luddites. Continue reading
Because Transparency Has Become Opaque Require Integrity
The patina of transparency no longer matters because it has lost its clarity and become opaque. Instead of transparency require integrity. The facts, please, not the lies. Continue reading
Learning Loss – Yesterday is gone, let it go!
It is time to let go of lost or missed pandemic learning. Children grow best in strengths-based education, not deficit-based. Stop worrying about the past and build the future. Continue reading