“We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary.’ What is that, grandmother?’ To understand other people.’ Yes, grandmother. I must be fair – for… Read More ›
Education
Know Your Friends
“Poles had a dark joke in 1944, about a bird which falls out of the sky into a cowpat, to be rescued by a cat; its moral, they said, was that “Not everyone who gets you out of the shit… Read More ›
Its All Looking A Little Hazy
“There are no self-proclaimed villains, only regiments of self-proclaimed saints. Victorious historians rule where good or evil lies.” ― Glen Cook, Chronicles of the Black Company it seems like just last week the kids were streaming into the house,… Read More ›
Change Before the Season
“There needs to be an error code that means “I received your request but decided to ignore you.” ― Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol These continue to be strange times that we are living in. Social media allows us to… Read More ›
Enough About Politics, Lets Talk About the Politics
“If we’re to be at war, we might as well entertain one another.” ― Max Gladstone, This Is How You Lose the Time War Fourth of July serves as a marker for the middle of summer. In political circles,… Read More ›
Hot Fun in the Summertime
“Always trust strangers, it’s the people you know that let you down.” ― Andrew O’Hagan Last week the Tennessee Department of Education released the data from this year’s state standardized testing. They always do this in mid-June, long after… Read More ›
In the World of Education Policy, You Can Be Anyone You Want to Be
“People do not change, they are merely revealed.” ― Anne Enright, The Gathering Summer is definitely upon us. And when I say upon us, I mean upon us, as most of the nation suffers under extreme heat. Here in… Read More ›
Absurdity Abounds in the Education Policy Space
“When it comes to paying contractors, the sky is the limit; when it comes to financing the basic functions of the state, the coffers are empty.” ― Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Summer always… Read More ›
Business Rule #1
“We are embedded in habit. We dread the truly new, the truly emergent. We don’t fear the end of the world—we fear the end of the world as we know it.” ― Ray Nayler, The Mountain in the Sea … Read More ›
Hot Fun in the Summertime or Summer is Here and the Living Ain’t That Easy.
“I have lifted the rock and seen the worms writhing underneath.” ― James Hynes, Sparrow Summer has officially started in the Weber household. It’s a welcome but mixed change. Kids may be home, but the lazy days have not… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 