Tag: learning
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If You Don’t Believe Me, Ask Bev
I’ve been accused of being a grim reaper of sorts when it comes to my public education outlook. My critics tell me that nothing is ever good enough when it comes to these places we call school. Well, if wanting the best for our kids when it comes to their learning and at the same…
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Our Public School System is Experiencing Catastrophic Failure
I ran across an interesting article on the web recently. It was written by Leks Drakos, a self-described rogue academic with a PhD from the University of Kent, whose research interests include human resources, diversity/equity/inclusion/accessibility, contemporary culture, post-apocalyptica, and monster studies. Drakos wrote the article for Process St., a group who builds processes for businesses…
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Friday News Roundup…
It’s Friday! Time for another installment of the “Friday News Roundup.” Let’s get to it! The U.S. Suffers From a Substitute Teacher Shortage (NPR) According to a NPR story earlier this week, schools don’t have enough short-term teachers to fill in the gaps for regular teachers missing a day. District in Illinois are now holding…
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Best of the Best: School’s Out!
I know I promised a column on The Learning Plan today, the step after The Scouting Report, but a request for “Best of the Best” came in and should take priority. So, I’m sharing “School’s Out,” an article I wrote with a group of forward learning thinkers awhile back. The Learning Plan column will be…
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Do You Know Where You Are with Your Own Learning?
For a learning plan to be effective, you must start with a personal needs assessment determining where you currently when it comes to the learning skills you want to improve on. A few years ago, I was fortunate to partner with Matt Barnes, a dedicated parent coach and learning creator, in Texas to launch The…
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It’s Time to Draw a Line in the Sand
The traditional urban school district is broken, can’t be fixed, and must be replaced. Andy Smarick, Urban School Systems of the Future, 2012 People were shocked when Andy Smarick wrote this about America’s urban school districts 10 years ago. But today, very few urban school districts have shown any noticeable progress in getting black, brown,…
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America and It’s “Boutique” Love Affair
America and Americans love to celebrate small wins these days, especially when it comes to public education. Several years ago, I attended the Teach for America (TFA) 20th anniversary celebration in Houston, Texas. Wendy Kopp, founder of TFA, was the event’s special guest and main speaker for the evening. I remember watching three large screens…
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Friday News Roundup…
Welcome to A Better Path to Learning’s first “Friday News Roundup,” where we review the news that impacts your access to better learning. Teacher Job Satisfaction Hits an All-Time Low (EdWeek) According to the Merrimack College Teacher Survey released this week, only 12% of the more than 1,300 teachers surveyed said they were “very satisfied”…
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Stick Up for Your Learning!
This is an article originally authored by me and printed by The Education Game. I’m sharing it again today since I’ve had several requests to release it again. Consider it the beginning of A Better Path to Learning’s “Best of the Best.” When I was a high school principal, I was visited by many middle-class…
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Do You Own a Learning Plan?
Every learner should have a learning plan. Adult learners. Young learners. Every learner. What’s a learning plan? Well, let’s start with what a learning plan is not. A learning plan is not a lesson plan, nor is it a scope and sequence, or a curriculum guide. Lesson plans, scopes and sequences, and curriculum guides attempt…
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