The extras a teacher brings to the daily life of a child make school more than class time and create a full education for a child’s life time. Continue reading
All Politics Are “Just Down The Street”
Central truths cannot be forgotten. If all politics are local, then “Sally down-the-street” is a school board’s measure of the effects of their decisions. Continue reading
Remote Education: Conditional Not Optional
State governments made exceptions to public education regulations due to health emergency crises. Remote education was an allowable option. In the absence of a health emergency, remote education should be conditional not optional. Continue reading
Aaron Burr and Zooming Into the Room Where It Happens
Pandemic government at the local level has magnified and optimized public access to “the room where it happens”. Aaron Burr would be jealous. Continue reading
Load-bearing Learning
What children learn in 4K-3 matters. Their learning must create load-bearing skills and capacities that will support additional and expanded learning in grades 4-12 and life. Give new thinking to what your teach our youngest learners. Continue reading