Tag: schools

We’ve discussed Oklahoma and that state’s recent peculiarities when it comes to running their public education system. It seems the Sooner State can’t stay out of the spotlight. Recently, The Atlantic reported in a two-part Radio Atlantic podcast that, “Testing the line between church and school is a recurring American theme. In Pennsylvania in 2004,…

Have you ever wondered why kids don’t receive credit for learning outside of school? It seems like the only time and place young learners are rewarded for improving their reading, writing, and problem-solving skills is while they are at a place called school. But we know from experience that learning happens anytime and anywhere. So…

If you want to see a room full of teachers start squirming with nervousness, just start talking about “equitable grading.” Equitable grading is a process by which teachers are asked to meet and discuss to define what accommodations and grades mean for their course (for example, what does it mean to earn an “A,” or…

“If I see a black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified.” “Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor [Swift]. You’re not in charge.” “We need to have a Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic doctor. We need it immediately.” “I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately,…

Although he never said it, Albert Einstein is credited with saying “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Recently I read an article by Robert Pondiscio, requested by the New York Post, asking him to comment on the dismal NAEP scores released recently. Here’s what Pondiscio…

Traditionalists just can’t help but continue to blame device use for falling test scores. The latest to blame smartphones for our kids’ inability to read and solve problems at proficient levels is Martin R. West, academic dean and a professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. West writes in a recent EducationWeek…

Happy birthday to my wife of 39 years! Today is her big day. Happy Birthday sweetie! According to a new study covered in a recent article by The 74, although low-performing districts have received more money when it comes to per pupil expenditures, the additional money funded did not make a difference when it came…