The school calendar is a prime example of – we do things now because that is how it was done when I was in school. The pandemic is teaching us that there is a better way. Continue reading
Educational governance in the long view
School communities choose how schools will be governed by their considered election of school boards. Continue reading
Covid Provoked Reforms – Professional Pay for Professional Teachers
Sometimes a crisis creates an opportunity. The pandemic is stripping public education of its most valuable asset – veteran, professional teachers. The wear and tear of pandemic teaching is driving more teachers into early retirement and career resignations than in … Continue reading
Covid Provoked Reforms – Proficiency in Standards-based Learning
As the pandemic has disrupted school life, it also can disrupt school thinking. Some pre-pandemic practices cannot be applied now, and the pandemic provides a unique opportunity to correct past practices. Grading is one of these. Continue reading
Yoda, the Dark Path, and the High Ground of Education
Threading through the time of covid is a dark-sided anger that threatens our children and their ongoing education. Their future requires educators to find and hold the high ground of public schooling – a pillar of our society that stands the test of time. Continue reading