Perhaps the Most Important Thing You’ll Teach This Year

It’s not my aim to be political, but no matter one’s affiliation, it’s hard to deny that racial tension has … More

Teaching Grit & Resilience

Some of my colleagues were complaining recently that kids today don’t have much in the way of grit, meaning that … More

Ah, politics. Everywhere you turn, folks are questioning the qualifications and competencies of each of the current candidates for the … More

We’ve been seeing it for the last year or so: the education pendulum on the verge of swinging. Standardized testing, … More

That you’re visiting my blog tells me you’re most likely already a fan of reader’s theater, so I needn’t tell … More

When seven-year-old Kelsey Drake stepped to the microphone, she hesitated. Perhaps she felt nervous about presenting her writing before such … More

Springfield, Oregon, has made national news for something other than being the birthplace of Bart Simpson. The Springfield School District … More

1. Don’t. Ignore that cough. Cancel that meeting. Show up to class with a box of Kleenex and a bottle … More

The Major League Baseball season is underway, which seems a trivial point in the broad scheme of academics. Yet were … More

No doubt you’ve had kids ask, “Why do we need to know this stuff?” In my classroom, we spend a … More