Tag: students

It seems like everyone is against devices, cell phones, and artificial intelligence being allowed in America’s classrooms. Recently, I read articles written by a journalist, parent, and teacher criticizing all three, while pleading for a “return to normalcy” when teachers were able to teach what was important without interruption. Mary Harrington, a contributing editor at…

I’m back from an extended absence. What was supposed to be an August full of rest and relaxation beside a northern Minnesota lake turned out to be way different. I was scheduled for an angiogram in early August after results from an electrocardiogram came back irregular. During the angiogram the doctors found 99% blockage in…

Any adult learning leader interested in building smarter and stronger readers, writers, and problem-solvers must first start with relationship building with their young learners. Part of relationship building depends on every young learner feeling like they belong to the learning process. Without a sense of belonging, learning becomes a sterile operation without hope for successful…

I worked in and around our K-12 system for 35 years. During that time, summer school was usually reserved for kids who were behind in their skills, whether it be reading, writing, or problem-solving. I never really understood that. Why weren’t all young learners invited to learn between June and August? Maybe times are changing.…

I’ve been critical of Mike Moses, current superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, in the past. But now, I think it’s time to eat a little crow. In July, The 74 reported that, “Superintendent Mike Miles wants you to hear the good news from Houston.” “The chief of America’s eighth-largest school district was appointed…

It is Monday, August 4th, and I have returned from a long absence. Personalized learning gives us the opportunity to offer learning accommodation to every kid, no matter whether they own a special education label or not. Recently, Khara Schonfield-Karan, a staff member at Education Reimagined, who is also a parent of a special education…

A while back, I heard from a friend down in Texas that he was running for the school board – specifically the Houston school board. Yesterday, he wrote this on Facebook: “I believe in the promise of public education, and I’ve spent my career helping students and schools live up to that promise. Thirty-three years…

When I worked in public education, I witnessed a lot of stress between young learners, basically because all those kids had to report to one place – a place called school. You had football jocks, science nerds, gay and straight kids, and a host of different racial and ethnic groups, all under one roof. We…