“Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” — T.S. Eliot That quote by Eliot has been resonating lately with me. I find myself reading about and looking at all… Read More ›
Month: January 2015
Teacher Power!
Last night my wife and I were having one of those rare after dinner conversations. We have a four year old and a five year old, so when I say rare, I do mean rare. The topic of the conversation… Read More ›
Please abolish the term “turn around”
Here we go again. Last year Metro Nashville Public Schools(MNPS) found out that they had fifteen schools that were classified as priority schools by the state of Tennessee. A priority school is a school ranked in the bottom 5% of the state… Read More ›
The Belief Gap as created by Chris Barbic
Here in Tennessee we are blessed with a very unique educational entity. It’s called the Achievement School District and it was created hand in glove with Louisiana’s Recovery School District to move schools in the lower 5% achievement-wise to the top… Read More ›