• Should we more explicit about teaching the topic, violence in America?

    December 5, 2015

      I was reading a few of the articles in Friday’s New York Times: (1) How They Got Their Guns; and (2) How a Conservative-Led Australia Ended Mass Killings.  First, it is maddening to learn about mass shooting after mass shooting in the United States and realize how helpless we are.  Second, it’s maddening to…

  • Thinking together, a model for how we interact in schools!

    November 27, 2015

    In my work mentoring two principals, we are reading Kim Marshall’s, Rethinking Supervision and Evaluation.   There is a great deal I love about Kim Marshall’s storytelling in the book.  As a former principal, he shares personal experiences about how he hatched, launched and tested his model for effective supervision and evaluation.  The model is based…

  • What makes for a great school?

    November 7, 2015

    A few years ago, I wrote a post,  What qualities make for an ideal school or classroom?  Lots of educational authors have written on this topic because they’re intrigued by the idea of what good schools look and feel like.  Is it a relative question or does it have a discrete and verifiable answer?  How would…

  • Something to think about!

    November 7, 2015

    I am reading a book by Carol Ann Tomlinson, The Differentiated Classroom, 2nd edition.  Here is an interesting quote: ​(she profiles four teachers) These four teachers understand the essential purpose of learning.  It is not an endeavor that is marked primarily by accumulation of random data, rehearsal of disembodied skills, or checking standards off a list.…

  • Using the new #SAT to Sort Students, We Haven’t Progressed Very Far!

    November 1, 2015

    In today’s New York Times Education Life section, there is an article titled, Everything You Need to Know About the New SAT.  After reading the piece I was left feeling quite sad about the state of education and assessment in the United States.  It’s clear to me that our antiquated assessment practices are a reflection…

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