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
Be a Who Shouting “No Guns In School”
It is time for the Whos to bellow loudly. You remember the Whos of Dr. Seuss Horton Hears A Who fame. Really, if you cannot find your loudest voice on this issue, then you should be on a mote of … Continue reading
Rosin’s “Suicide High” Is A Must Read
Read this. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/12/the-silicon-valley-suicides/413140/ Articles about child suicide usually put me off. It’s not just the tragedy of a life lost, but the emotional pit into which everyone – parents and family, friends, teachers and coaches – swirls in trying to find … Continue reading
Managing Your School’s DEFCOM Events
What did we learn from the confrontation between school personnel and a non-compliant student at Spring Valley High School (South Carolina)? You may remember the CNN, Google News and tabloid coverage of this story; it was their headline for a … Continue reading
Not Reading This Summer? You Will Start School In September With Less Than You Left It in June
When my grandsons told me not to give them more books as summer gifts, I knew they were heading into the long, eroding slide of a non-reading summer. “We have enough books, Gramps”, they said, and “School is over and … Continue reading