Oct 23, 2022Did No Child Left Behind Irreparably Damage Our Schools?No Child Left Behind (2001), a federal mandate, caused a great deal of consternation in American school systems for two main reasons: It was a list of directives created knee-jerk fashion by people who don’t actually ‘walk the walk’, and therefore, have little idea how to bridge the gap between…Education Reform3 min readEducation Reform3 min read
Oct 18, 2022John Hattie DebunkedTeachers are often lectured in their professional development about researchers who claim to have found the Holy Grail in education: that magical panacea that will make all students learn and achieve brilliantly on tests. One such researcher is Dr. John Hattie, a New Zealand professor who spent decades formulating theories…Education Reform3 min readEducation Reform3 min read
Oct 16, 2022Chaos in Our SchoolsG’mornin’, Sunday people. 🤓 It’s raining here in the desert Southwest. Slow and steady. Kinda cold, too. A good morning to be inside and warm, first coffee steaming temptingly from the mug. I have deep thoughts on my mind to go along with this damp morning… Americans may agree that…Education Reform2 min readEducation Reform2 min read
Aug 2, 2022FOX News Just Compared Public School Teachers and Their Union to the KKK. Literally.1.2K24Lauren ElizabethThoughtful discourse is always appreciated.Thoughtful discourse is always appreciated. Your post is laden with hyperbolic utterances: "...just compared public school teachers and their union to the KKK. Literally"; "no tool...has done more in aiding the efforts of...the right wing...than Fox News"' "they have Americans as the target"; "On a rant..."; "Attack teachers and accuse…1 min read1 min read
Jul 16, 2020The DanceA short story about two sisters whose penchant for quirkiness is parallelled only by their mother and aunt. — “Mamma has always had a love for other people’s possessions,” my sister Violet said, picking up Mamma’s copy of Cosmo and seating herself at the settee in Mamma’s breakfast nook. I smiled at the irony in her remark. “Why do you say that?” I asked, looking at the mess of…19 min read19 min read
Jun 25, 2020How Our Education System Has Failed UsSince I’m a teacher, you might think I’m concerned mostly with how our education system has failed me. And that is probably true. Everyone’s personal story sits at the forefront of their thoughts; that’s only human nature. But it’s more than teachers who are affected. If that were the only…Public Education6 min readPublic Education6 min read
