Teach Less Well In the Time of COVID

If you fear children will not make adequate academic progress in the pandemic, teach less well. Cull the curricula. Teach essential content, skills and dispositions. Teach for mastery. Children will learn. Continue reading

Virtual Learning Is a Misnomer

Virtual learning by definition is not the same learning virtually. The first is almost learning and the second is learning through technology. Words matter. Maybe. Continue reading

Fear-driven Policy in the Time of COVID

Fear is natural. The Time of COVID raises fear levels. Good governance must recognize fears and do what is best. The future will evaluate what we do now. Continue reading

Starting A School Year Is One Thing; Teaching An Entire School Year Is Another

Opening a school year usually is a single, forthright plan for teaching and learning. In the Time of COVID, one plan is not enough. Schools need multiple plans and the ability to move quickly among plans. Continue reading

Teaching in the Time of COVID – One Of Our Finest Hours

Students of the Time of COVID are our Apollo 13 challenge. What some predict as an educational disaster can be one of our finest hours. Continue reading