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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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Sep 5, 20232 min read
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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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Aug 23, 20232 min read
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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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Jul 6, 20232 min read
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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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Jun 29, 20232 min read
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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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Jun 22, 20232 min read
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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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Jun 20, 20232 min read
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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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Jun 15, 20232 min read
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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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Jun 13, 20232 min read
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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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Jun 6, 20232 min read
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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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May 18, 20231 min read
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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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Apr 27, 20233 min read
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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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Apr 24, 20233 min read
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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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Apr 14, 20232 min read
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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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Mar 28, 20232 min read
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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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Mar 16, 20232 min read
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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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Mar 9, 20232 min read
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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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Mar 7, 20232 min read
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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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Feb 28, 20232 min read
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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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Feb 24, 20232 min read
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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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Feb 21, 20232 min read
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