The (Winter) Breaking Point
After teaching for sixteen years, I know teaching is both an art and a science. I practiced the art of…
Maintaining the Magic
I originally had blog posts planned, and mostly written, on topics of Prop.123 and ESSA, in the effort to…
Nobody Puts Teacher Leadership in a Corner!
If you’ve seen the movie, Dirty Dancing, you most likely remember the line, “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” And if…
This Just In
The US Department of Education just release some “good news”. The national graduation rate is at an all-time high and…
Support
Many of us strive to influence the system we serve by focusing on building capacity in order to increase teacher…
Schools = Huge Money Pits
Election season has come and gone. Several Arizona districts were quite happy as their overrides passed. Others were disappointed as…
Trading Bad Behavior for Good Behavior
Years ago, when they were still small, my boys were helping my wife make pot roast. The first thing she…
School Funding—High Stakes Conversation
Have you noticed that we live in a society that compartmentalizes many aspects of our lives? I think this time…