Do Common Core Advocates Lack Historical Context?
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” Winston Churchill How can the creators and…
The Emergency Room
I work in an emergency room. There are no doctors here, no ambulances, and rarely nurses of…
Breathe
Time seems to be slipping away quicker than ever before. January was blurry and now February seems to be following…
Make Teacher Retention a Ripple Effect
Have you seen or read something lately that engaged you in a ripple effect? So much movement,change and action, all…
Highway of Collaboration
After attaining my National Board Teaching certification, I have found that teaching will never be the same. “That’s a good…
The Rising Tide: Certification
An education “reformer” floated a proposal to the Governor’s Classrooms First Council that would allow local education agencies (LEAs)…
Chasing our Proverbial Tails
This has been a difficult post to sit down and write. Not because I cannot think of…
#Cakefail
Ever since the Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day has become an icon for the repetitive patterns in which we find…
