Aren't schools, by their very nature, indoctrination machines? That is how public schools were designed to be from their conception. Horace Mann, the man behind the idea of public education, felt very strongly that a successful nation needs a...
What comes to mind when someone says, "Oh, that's a really good school?" Is it students all sitting in their seats, diligently taking notes? Is it passing along students who can read and do math on grade level? Or is it graduating students who can...
Because teachers quitting has become its own pandemic, don't be surprised if you find someone named "TBA" teaching your child's class. There will apparently be A LOT of TBAs in charge of classes this fall. School districts across the country report...
As summer vacation is ending, I was wondering if you are beginning to get a nervous tick when you hear, “Back to School Sale?” Or do you find yourself tearing up when you walk by the school supplies aisle? Or do you awaken in the fetal position...
If ever there was a school year that deserved a "middle finger," 🖕🏼🖕🏼that was one! Fresh off the Pandemic, many teachers are calling it quits because they felt this year was beyond their job description. I'm sure parents and students may have...
According to an article in the New York Times, "This year, for the first time since the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests began tracking student achievement in the 1970s, 9-year-olds lost ground in math, and scores in reading fell by...