Tag: student

I worked 35 years in and around the Texas public school system. One of the current themes over those 35 years was just how whacky the Texas State Board of Education when it came to deciding the direction the Lone Star state’s K-12 system would go. After 35 years, nothing they do would really surprise…

I’ve asked this question before: In public education, why don’t we do what we know is the right thing to do? The answer to this question points to the importance of research, and, more importantly, how we often ignore that research when it comes to best practices in teaching reading, writing, problem-solving, and character development.…