“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” ― Eric Hoffer It’s February. So We Must Be Talking Vouchers Again. Indeed we are…. Read More ›
Education
Ice, Power, and Performative Change
“Heavens never seals off all the exits” ― Mo Yan Two weeks ago, Nashville took a hit. The weekend began with snow and ended with the city entombed in ice. Not a pretty dusting. Not a charming Southern novelty…. Read More ›
Ice Storms, Icons, and the Trouble With Certainty
“I possess a device, in my pocket, that is capable of accessing the entirety of information known to man. I use it to look at pictures of cats and get into arguments with strangers.” ― Ian Leslie, Curious: The Desire… Read More ›
The Timing Tells You Everything
“Belief has nothing to do with truth.” ― Percival Everett, James The Timing Tells You Everything On optics, vendors, and the quiet rules that govern Metro Nashville Public Schools Yesterday marked the anniversary of the tragic shooting at Antioch… Read More ›
Everyone Is Heard—Until They’re Not
“Any decent poet can use words to stop the bleeding.” ― Serhiy Zhadan, Месопотамія Start Times, Lawsuits, and the Quiet Drift Away from Public Schools At this week’s Metro Nashville Public Schools board meeting, members once again took up… Read More ›
MNPS Is Still Losing Students—and the Data Is Clearer Than the Talking Points
“Let’s take a diveTorpedo girl, and feel aliveTorpedo girl, let’s take a diveTorpedo girl, and feel aliveCome on, get your feet wet!” ― Vini Poncia / Ace Frehley Enrollment, Evidence, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves Last week’s column… Read More ›
Where the Students Are Leaving—and Who Is Left to Absorb the Cost
“You’ve learned that every good lie is threaded with truth and every accepted truth leaks lies.” ― Dennis Lehane Capacity, Crawly Things, and 1,481 Missing Students As I’ve mentioned before, the fourth quarter is an extremely busy time for me…. Read More ›
Swimming Below The Surface
“Your friend professes belief yet I’m not convinced. What about you? Are the gods real?” “They are real,” says I, “And you’re a prick.” ― Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits I must admit, the world has given me a bit… Read More ›
The Acting Jobs in Public Education Pay Better Than the Teaching
“One of the reasons The Avengers is among the highest-grossing films of all time is that it’s filled with people who act for a living. They don’t care whether the dialogue makes any sense! For the correct fee, they’ll pretend… Read More ›
Known Doesn’t Mean Protected
“It was not so much what Vicki did that night: it was what she said. It was not so much her behaviour: it was her vocabulary!” ― Patrick Hamilton, The Slaves of Solitude Every Child Known… But Are They… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 