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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Irony, Education Reform and Teacher Shortages

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I love irony. Irony makes me laugh. I look for it in my daily life and seek it out in my reading and in my television viewing. Just today...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Is First Grade Ready for Your Child?

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If you are a parent of a six-year-old about to enter first grade, you are sure to be wondering if your child is “ready for first grade.” ...
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Sunday, August 9, 2015

The Single Most Destructive Force in Public Education

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On Monday, I had some fun with Chris Christie’s desire to punch the teacher’s unions in the face. Today, I think it is much more importa...
Monday, August 3, 2015

Hey, Governor Christie, Punch My Face!

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In case you missed it, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, erstwhile presidential candidate, declared on CNN Sunday that teachers unio...
Monday, July 6, 2015

It’s National Give a Kid a Book Day!

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I am declaring today, July 6, National Give a Kid a Book Day (NGKBD). What is Give a Kid a Book Day? It is a day when every adult ...
Saturday, July 4, 2015

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Poetry

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Happy Birthday, America. This July 4 we can celebrate that the land of “liberty and justice for all” has gotten a little more just and a ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

State Teacher Equity Plans: Following Data Down the Rabbit Hole

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You may remember that last fall with great fanfare, President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in another of a long line of ...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

You’ve Got to Be Taught

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These are the opening lines to a song from the musical South Pacific written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in 1949. You've got to be...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

In Praise of School Librarians

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Today a word about school librarians and how important they are to the goal of bringing literacy to children. I suppose first of all we...