We’re Not Doing Fine, Oklahoma! By [email protected] December 17, 2016 Uncategorized 8 Comments We are NOT doing fine, Oklahoma! Far from it. In case you were not aware, Oklahoma is in the midst of a health crisis. I have confirmed this information by speaking with several random people here and there over the past few […]

By [email protected] December 14, 2016 Uncategorized 4 Comments Children graduating from high school these days have known nothing but test-based accountability for their entire schooling. We have repeatedly reminded them that their primary value as students in a public school is to do well on the annual, all-important, big standardized (BS) test. Granted, we also […]

Whenever I have the rare opportunity to visit a math classroom these days, I banter with students about how much I LOVED algebra in school and how they should too. I tell them how I loved to factor polynomials and solve expressions using the quadratic equation. How I loved working an especially difficult problem just […]

With the nomination of Bet$y DeVo$ to be our next US Secretary of Education, there is little doubt we will be spending much of the next few years talking a lot about school choice, charter schools, and vouchers. If Donald Trump’s ultimate goal is to steer public dollars away from traditional public schools and into the pockets […]

Dear President-Elect Trump: First of all, let me extend my congratulations to you on your election as the 45th President of the United States. Wow! I know I speak for many when I say I did NOT see that coming. I’m pretty sure it must be snowing in Hell these days and I’m certain one of […]

By [email protected] November 27, 2016 Uncategorized 7 Comments As I wrote yesterday, the central narrative supporting calls for increased school choice from people like new Secretary of Education nominee Bet$y DeVo$ is that public education is failing our kids. They further contend that school leaders and teachers are not sufficiently motivated to do anything about […]

By [email protected] November 26, 2016 Uncategorized 2 Comments “How wealthy the wealthy are does matter. If we allow great wealth to accumulate in the pockets of a few, then great wealth can set our political agenda and shape our political culture — and the agenda and the culture that emerge will not welcome efforts to […]

We’re all familiar with the expression “Is the glass half-full or half-empty?” For many years, this phrase has highlighted the tendency for two people to see the same situation in different ways. The saying is commonly used to emphasize the difference between positive and negative thinking, or optimism or pessimism – or a cynic might […]