The idea that teachers in public schools need not be professionally prepared by licensed teacher preparation programs is circulating in my state. So that I am clear on the issue, I believe that this idea is an unadulterated wrong. The … Continue reading
Ernie in the Back Row – The Reality of Educational Reform
“Hey, Ernie! Yes, you in the back row of the faculty meeting where you have been sitting it seems like forever. Do you remember telling us ‘I’ve seen educational changes come and go. All I have to do is sit … Continue reading
Building New Faculties
If a faculty of teachers is the heart of any school, then high quality instruction by caring teachers is the end game of faculty-building. Faculty building is the recruitment, hiring, sustenance and bonding of an array of expert teachers into … Continue reading
The Necessity of Sifting
I bake, so I sift. I live, so I sift. So, I borrow the saying, “sift happens.” And, to create better and more delicate bakery and to develop better and more impactful life decisions, the more one must sift. Bakers … Continue reading
Teaching Is Causing Learning; Get Rid Of Other Agendas
Tis a time for simplicity. Amongst the piles of edu-data, reform proposals, governmental mandates, and clutchings for new ways to improve student learning outcomes, one simple explanation remains. Learning is a transaction between the learner and what is to be … Continue reading