Monthly Archives: February 2013

Growing a Teaching Tool – Readiness for Next Learning

Do you really know if a child is ready for the next instruction? Teaching Tool – Conceptualizes and connects appropriate instructional designs to the learning needs of a diverse array of children, including motivation for learning, reinforcement, retention and transfer … Continue reading →

The Need to Grow Teaching Tools

In 1970 the baby boom bulge was in full bloom and there was a national teacher shortage. Recruiters from all over the United States visited the University of Iowa campus with employment contracts in their pockets. By May 1, I … Continue reading →

Connecting Great Teachers with Children is Getting More Difficult Everyday

Perhaps Charles Dickens gazed into a crystal ball and squinted at public education in Wisconsin in 2013 when he penned these words to begin A Tale of Two Cities in 1859. “It was the best of times, it was the … Continue reading →

Snow days are a tough call

When I was a working school superintendent, I would rise in the dark on mornings when significant snowfall was predicted and drive the back roads to discern if school buses would be able to drive their morning routes. My priority … Continue reading →

In the Politics of Education, Self-Interest Rules

Never bet against self-interest. Simple enough, but what does this statement mean? In any human interaction, each individual will have a set of intrinsic needs that will bias and shape the manner in which they act in any and every … Continue reading →