By [email protected] April 8, 2016 Uncategorized 5 Comments For as long as adults have subjected children to meaningless tests of trivia, there have been smart-alecky kids more than happy to illustrate the absurdity of it all. Some just point out the obvious . . . (Oh, c’mon ladies, you have to admit that’s a little […]

I’m Done With 21st-Century Learning! By [email protected] March 30, 2016 Uncategorized 8 Comments Shirley Hufstedler, the nation’s first Secretary of Education under President Carter, once professed she was bilingual: “She spoke English and she spoke Educationese.” One of the challenges we have in education today is our inability to communicate clearly and effectively with our […]

By [email protected] March 27, 2016 Uncategorized 3 Comments We all have opinions. Some of us have no inhibitions sharing them with total strangers on the internet and via social media. Suffice it to say, I spend far more time discussing and debating education issues here and on various social media sites than can possibly be healthy. […]

By [email protected] March 21, 2016 Uncategorized 2 Comments Last Tuesday morning, at the snack bar in the basement of the Oklahoma Capitol Building, a brief conversation was overheard between a concerned local educator and a seemingly nondescript state legislator. Yet, to people who visit the Capitol often, this lawmaker is recognizable as the elusive “Captain […]

By [email protected] March 20, 2016 Uncategorized 3 Comments Imagine inviting a group of about 20 friends to your home later today to watch a little NCAA March Madness , including, of course, the University of Oklahoma men’s second round game against Virginia Commonwealth. Go Sooners! At some point during the game, someone says, “Hey, how […]

By [email protected] March 17, 2016 Uncategorized 10 Comments According to its webpage, the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC) is a school service organization dedicated to the development of services for public schools and is “particularly focused on meeting the needs of smaller schools and districts.” Apparently, OPSRC also has a lobbying arm to advocate […]

Oklahoma’s Real Gamblers By [email protected] March 6, 2016 Uncategorized 2 Comments As I ran along Tulsa’s Riverside Drive this morning, the large illuminated sign in front of the River Spirit Casino flashed this startling announcement: In February Our Customers Won $296,018,809 That number was so big I had to double-check the Casino website when I […]

By [email protected] March 2, 2016 Uncategorized 6 Comments Last Friday, State Rep. Jeff Hickman took some time away from the Capitol to speak with a group of citizens at an Alva Chamber of Commerce luncheon. According to this news report from the Alva Review Courier, Speaker Hickman covered a wide range of issues with the crowd, […]