A New Metric System
To say that I admire Diane Ravitch is an understatement. Here is a woman in her early seventies who is…
Connecting Policy to Practice, But What’s Connected to the Policy?
I had the good fortune to be one of over 2,000 faces in the room at the Phoenix Convention Center…
If the world is “Waiting for Superman,” does that make me Lex Luthor?
My mailbox had a treat today. One of those red envelopes from Netflix. I already knew what was in it.…
Cold Season and AIMS Prep
I’ve had this cold for about a month…an entire month! This is the longest I’ve ever been sick from the…
Road to Nowhere
I have been thinking about what this post would look like for some time, now. Last spring I was on…
The Damning of Intellectualism
John Adams. Thomas Jefferson. Benjamin Franklin. The most revered Founding Fathers shared a significant commonality: they were intellectuals. Define…
TTWWADI the Sequel
I’m sure everyone has heard someone whine this! “That’s the way we’ve always done it! Why change!” My fellow blogger,…
Recess – Where has it gone? Finland.
This past weekend I had breakfast with my younger brother, his girlfriend, my fella, and his kids in Flagstaff. I asked…
The Heart of Teaching
February brings many flutters and shudders for teachers. The flutters are connected to the chocolate, Sweetheart candy, and wonderfully-sappy cards that…
How Do You Teach Math?
“A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions.” Anonymous What do you see? o …