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