Published inAge of AwarenessEducation 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, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Published inAge of AwarenessA List Of All The Truths COVID Has Revealed About Public Education……that we didn’t already know.Dec 23, 2020Dec 23, 2020
Published inAge of AwarenessSuffer The Children: Growing Up In The Shadow of the Doomsday ClockYoung people are an anxious bunch these days.Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020
Published inAge of AwarenessSkinner’s Revenge: The Absurd Future of Artificial Intelligence in SchoolsIn some schools in China, students are sitting in classrooms with “brain wave trackers” strapped to their heads. The little devices are…Jan 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020
Published inAge of AwarenessThe 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 RogersDec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Published inAge of AwarenessEducators Strike Back: Why Teachers Walk OutWhen Chicago teachers took to the picket lines on October 17, they garnered plenty of national press attention. After all, the public…Oct 18, 20191Oct 18, 20191
Published inAge of AwarenessYour 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, 2019Sep 20, 2019
Published inAge of AwarenessDisruption At Any Costs: The Curse of Innovation in EducationThe folks making headlines in the education business these days, whether they be teachers, principals, consultants, or politicians, always…Sep 4, 2019Sep 4, 2019
Published inAge of AwarenessActive 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, 20194Aug 30, 20194
Published inAge of AwarenessSocial Emotional Learning In Schools: A Futile Attempt To Engineer PersonalitiesEducators are well-meaning, wonderful people. I have been working hard and meaning well for over twenty years as a professional educator…Aug 5, 2019Aug 5, 2019