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T.L. Zempel

T.L. Zempel

When Gifted Children Hide Their Talent

How we group children for learning matters. Peer pressure to conform to mediocrity is alive & well in our schools.

Jun 26, 2023

When Gifted Children Hide Their Talent

Jun 26, 2023

T.L. Zempel

Special Education Run Amok

Telling parents their child is SpEd when he has no learning inability distorts the purpose of Special Education.

Jun 26, 2023

Special Education Run Amok

Jun 26, 2023

T.L. Zempel

Differentiation: The Elephant in the Living Room

Among buzz words in education, it is the most over-used and least understood. What does it mean to ‘differentiate’ in one’s classroom?

Jun 26, 2023

Differentiation: The Elephant in the Living Room

Jun 26, 2023

T.L. Zempel

Life Lessons from Father’s Day

When you’ve lost a father who loved and was loved, this becomes a difficult day. The pain lessens over time, but the difficulty remains.

Jun 26, 2023

Life Lessons from Father’s Day

Jun 26, 2023

T.L. Zempel

Too Casual

Are We as a Society Getting Too Casual?

Feb 11, 2023

Feb 11, 2023

T.L. Zempel

Did No Child Left Behind Irreparably Damage Our Schools?

No Child Left Behind (2001) caused a great deal of consternation in American school systems for two main reasons:

Oct 23, 2022

Did No Child Left Behind Irreparably Damage Our Schools?

Oct 23, 2022

T.L. Zempel

John Hattie Debunked

Teachers are often lectured in their professional development about researchers who claim to have found the Holy Grail in education: that…

Oct 18, 2022

John Hattie Debunked

Oct 18, 2022

T.L. Zempel

Chaos in Our Schools

G’mornin’, Sunday people. 🤓 It’s raining here in the desert Southwest. Slow and steady. Kinda cold, too. A good morning to be inside and…

Oct 16, 2022

Chaos in Our Schools

Oct 16, 2022

T.L. Zempel

Thoughtful discourse is always appreciated.

I am a teacher, and I was a member of the union at one time. The unions don't belong to the teachers; the teachers belong to the union, and…

Aug 2, 2022

Aug 2, 2022

T.L. Zempel

The Dance

A short story by Wendy Taylor, TL Zempel’s idea of a main character with grit (and a touch of talent)

Jul 16, 2020

The Dance

Jul 16, 2020

T.L. Zempel

T.L. Zempel

Author of two books about education, one a novel and the other definitely not. Visit me at www.SchoolMattersFoundation.org.

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