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suzanneconquest
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Tied a Record Low
A recent Gallup poll showed that Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K12 education has matched a record low from 2000 in a survey...
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suzanneconquest
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Challenge the Rhetoric
As we witness the increase of students exiting public education, it's becoming clear that parents and families are seeking alternatives...
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suzanneconquest
Jul 6, 20232 min read
Road Work Ahead
Despite their immense potential to revolutionize education and professional development, we must address the barriers that have hindered...
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suzanneconquest
Jun 29, 20232 min read
Life is a Highway
Gen X’ers were raised during a time when college was promoted as the means to social mobility and a prosperous life. Their kids were...
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suzanneconquest
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Weakest Link
You can have ten of the strongest metal links in a chain, but if one has a crack, the entire chain is worthless and bound to fail....
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suzanneconquest
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Not One-Size-Fits-All
Have you followed any of the news about reading instruction and programs coming out of New York? TLDR: the state is ditching a...
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suzanneconquest
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Education's Foundational Crisis
Reading a recent article in USA Today (US Schools Still Face Big Problems Post Pandemic) that chronicled a day in the lives of a student,...
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suzanneconquest
Jun 13, 20232 min read
Top 5
As this school year comes to a close and eyes turn towards the next, here is my top five biggest challenges facing our educational...
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suzanneconquest
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Old School
"I like to keep an old-school paper grade book because you never know when the system will crash and lose everything." Quote from a...
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suzanneconquest
May 18, 20231 min read
Cliffhanger
Eyes and minds are turned toward the economic landscape in our country. In our K-12 schools, there is another burgeoning demand for...
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suzanneconquest
Apr 27, 20233 min read
Hullabaloo
If you have not had the opportunity to stand for half a day (or more) in a classroom and oversee the administration of standardized...
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suzanneconquest
Apr 24, 20233 min read
Directionally Challenged
From my location in the Midwest, I was able to observe for the first time the phenomenal northern lights—the Auroras. Complex, yet...
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suzanneconquest
Apr 14, 20232 min read
Driving Success in Education
Lessons on driving change and success can often be found in some unlikely places. The Toyota Production System (TPS) was not born out of...
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suzanneconquest
Mar 28, 20232 min read
How do we know?
How do you measure success? Is achievement success? Is aptitude an indicator of success? Is success a product of growth? Is success...
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suzanneconquest
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Throw Better
“Hey ChatGPT! Write me an authoritative argument on [insert topic] with reasoning and examples.” Guess what? ChatGPT can do EXACTLY...
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suzanneconquest
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Push My Buttons
Let’s hit reset. No, let’s not reset to what we were before. Our education system is fundamentally broken. In the 2018 PISA results the...
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suzanneconquest
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Recipe...Alarm Sounded
Two parts to a recipe...the ingredients and directions. Adjust either one of the two parts and you may have a delightfully wonderful new...
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suzanneconquest
Feb 28, 20232 min read
The Main Thing
“Until our society dedicates itself more to the #SUBSTANTIVE rather than the #PERFORMATIVE, we will not advance at the pace required for...
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suzanneconquest
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Can't Wait
Have you ever put doing something off because you unconsciously knew in your mind there would always be time to get to it in the future? ...
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suzanneconquest
Feb 21, 20232 min read
What's Old is New Again. Maybe not.
As a young teacher who found herself seeking answers to all the things I never learned in my undergrad program or student teaching, I...
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