Schools are called to do extraordinary work during the pandemic. First was connecting with children. Second was developing new delivery systems. The third extraordinary work will focus on making all children whole in their 2019-22 curricular content and skills. Continue reading
Improving Reading is like “Trouble With The Curve” – Current Players Are Not Prepared To Do It
Assuring all children are proficient readers requires both early reading readiness assessments AND teachers who are skillful in using the science of reading in their instruction. AB 446 will install the assessments. The President of the US-System needs to improve teacher preparation. Continue reading
Veteran Professional Teachers Don’t Grow On Trees
Veteran professional teachers are the motors that make a school effective in in causing all children to learn. Know them. Support them. Get out of their way. Continue reading
Kix And School Are For Kids
Politics, economics, and the pandemic have made school very adults-oriented. Most issues today are adult issues. This contradicts a school’s mission, goals, objectives, and programming. School is for kids and should be about kids, not adults. Continue reading
School Choice and Enrollment Leverage in the Pandemic
School choice was purposed to improve student access to educational equity, equality, and opportunity. Choice in the pandemic is economic and political leverage when parents disagree with school protocols. Continue reading