This being Thanksgiving week and all, I thought I would start the week off by saying thank you to all the wonderful public school educators who have really helped me over the past year get a better understanding of how… Read More ›
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TESTING…1…2…3…TESTING
I remember when I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to be a grown-up. Adults got to do cool things and go to cool places. They got to hold these really interesting conversations. Adults seemed so worldly and so wise…. Read More ›
SURVEYING THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE
Sorry about the delay in getting this one out. I just felt that focusing on the well written comment from over the weekend by an educator was more important than getting a typical beginning of the week post out. If… Read More ›
FROM THE COMMENTS TO THE FRONT PAGE
One of the factors that motivates me to continue this blog is that it has become a voice for Nashville’s professional educators. They say that those who can’t, teach. I say those who can’t, start blogs and hope that teachers… Read More ›
THE SOUND OF THE FOREST
Today I find myself reflecting on an old Asian parable: Back in the third century A.D., King Ts’ao sent his son, Prince T’ai, to the temple to study under the great master Pan Ku. Because Prince T’ai was to succeed… Read More ›
TRICKLE DOWN MORALITY
Forgive me if some of today’s post comes out a little rough around the edges, but I woke up with a serious case of the grumps this morning. Spent a lot of time this weekend talking about schools with educators,… Read More ›
IT WAS A WEEK
Every Monday, I write a blog post. Once complete, I almost immediately forget about it, as my mind turns towards what I’m going to write on Friday. Mentally, I start the outline for the end of the week’s piece. Invariably… Read More ›
ALL HALLOWS EVE
A weekend that began in a tenuous state ended up in a place of hope. On Friday, I shared how my mother-in-law had broken her back. Surgery was a success, but doctors were unable to take out the breathing tube… Read More ›
THE END OF ANOTHER CRAZY WEEK
Today’s post may be a little disjointed and for that, I apologize. It’s been a crazy week. On Tuesday while teaching her class, my wife got an urgent summons from her father. Her mother had fallen out of bed and… Read More ›
THOUGHTS ON LITERACY, TESTING, AND WEEKEND POLL RESULTS
As of late, I find myself reading a lot of Young Adult fiction. In fact, the last three books I have finished would fall under that category. A year ago, I would have scoffed at anybody who predicted that I… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 