Bring Your Cell Phones To Class, Please

“I read this morning that the 2018 hurricane season will bring one of the strongest cycles of storms in the last 50 years to the east coast. This caused me to wonder what I should tell my family who live … Continue reading

Cell Phone Use In School – Freedom and Responsibility

A student walks into a high school classroom. A ringtone sounds on her cellphone and she answers as she walks to her desk.  Classmates take their seats and a bell rings signally class has started.  Should she finish her conversation … Continue reading

When Safe Is Impossible, Safer Is A Better Place To Be

Safety is an illusive perception. When a person believes he is safe from danger, he remains vulnerable to the threat that he cannot conceive. When a person believes he is threatened by danger, while he is more sensitive to all … Continue reading

There is No Teaching License for Mental Health

As much as politicians and media want it to be otherwise, there is no teaching license, not expertise, that certifies teachers in the area of mental health. There is no major or minor in colleges of education for the certification … Continue reading

Look at External Data, But Work to Improve the Internal Data

Baking bread is a matter of following a recipe. I pre-heat my oven stove to 450 degrees and place my Dutch oven on the middle rack. When the oven is heated, I place my properly mixed and raised dough in … Continue reading