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Education Is a Hot-Button Issue Again…We’re All Doomed!

Recently, a new governor was elected in the fine state of Virginia. Virginia has some eccentric habits when it comes to electing governors…

Nov 11, 2021

Education Is a Hot-Button Issue Again…We’re All Doomed!

Nov 11, 2021

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A List Of All The Truths COVID Has Revealed About Public Education…

…that we didn’t already know.

Dec 23, 2020

A List Of All The Truths COVID Has Revealed About Public Education…

Dec 23, 2020

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Suffer The Children: Growing Up In The Shadow of the Doomsday Clock

Young people are an anxious bunch these days.

Feb 13, 2020

Suffer The Children: Growing Up In The Shadow of the Doomsday Clock

Feb 13, 2020

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Skinner’s Revenge: The Absurd Future of Artificial Intelligence in Schools

In some schools in China, students are sitting in classrooms with “brain wave trackers” strapped to their heads. The little devices are…

Jan 28, 2020

Skinner’s Revenge: The Absurd Future of Artificial Intelligence in Schools

Jan 28, 2020

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The Delicate Magic of Teacher-Student Relationships

“Love is at the root of everything: all learning, all parenting, all relationships — love or the lack of it.” Fred Rogers

Dec 4, 2019

The Delicate Magic of Teacher-Student Relationships

Dec 4, 2019

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Educators Strike Back: Why Teachers Walk Out

When Chicago teachers took to the picket lines on October 17, they garnered plenty of national press attention. After all, the public…

Oct 18, 2019

Educators Strike Back: Why Teachers Walk Out

Oct 18, 2019

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Your Exciting New Educational Innovation Is Going to Fail.

Imagine you are a freshly minted school principal full of ambition and energy, and you are excited to be an instructional leader. Imagine…

Sep 20, 2019

Your Exciting New Educational Innovation Is Going to Fail.

Sep 20, 2019

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Disruption At Any Costs: The Curse of Innovation in Education

The folks making headlines in the education business these days, whether they be teachers, principals, consultants, or politicians, always…

Sep 4, 2019

Disruption At Any Costs: The Curse of Innovation in Education

Sep 4, 2019

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Active Shooter Training Is Not Just A Waste of Time and Money. It is Actually Much Worse.

Several years ago, I arrived to work to discover a huge line of cars in front of the school where I teach. The cars were being turned away…

Aug 30, 2019

Active Shooter Training Is Not Just A Waste of Time and Money. It is Actually Much Worse.

Aug 30, 2019

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Social Emotional Learning In Schools: A Futile Attempt To Engineer Personalities

Educators are well-meaning, wonderful people. I have been working hard and meaning well for over twenty years as a professional educator…

Aug 5, 2019

Social Emotional Learning In Schools: A Futile Attempt To Engineer Personalities

Aug 5, 2019

Bloolight

Bloolight

I am a National Board Certified physics teacher with 22 years of experience and lots of opinions about the world of education.

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