Wow! Wow! Wow!
So many lessons in this one article about the new principal of Stuyvesant High School in NYC… As I often tell friends, if you’re not …
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Note to Educators: Pay Now or Pay Later!
May 2016 I spent this morning in the company of extraordinary women. First, I was delighted to attend the National Center for Women in IT keynote …
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It Takes Balls
I like [easyazon_link keywords=”Sphero” locale=”US” tag=”neweasyazon-20″]Sphero[/easyazon_link] and am impressed by their ability to execute as a company. Their customer service is terrific and their ability …
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Technology is Not Neutral (#asugsv edition)
[April 2016] At last week’s #asugsv Summit, the annual bacchanal where dilettantes, amateurs, libertarians, billionaires, and Silicon Valley mercenaries gather to plot the destruction of public …
Legislators Finally Admit the Obvious
My pal Will Richardson asked me to respond to news that the Florida legislature (ground zero for destructive education policies) has passed a bill allowing …
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The Huffington Post Gets Hoodwinked Again
Unlike most media outlets, The Huffington Post actually pretends to take an interest in education. However, I continue to believe that their Education section was …
Imagine if America had Teacher Unions
An Australian federal court just ruled for teachers in amazing fashion that should impact educational practice everywhere on earth. The court ruled that materials and …
#IProfitOffAhmed.com
Neither social justice or the right to a high-quality public school education free of brutality and intolerance can be exchanged for exciting cash and prizes.
Criminalizing Show and Tell
At this point, the only charges that should have been filed are for racism and stupidity by school officials.
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Three Little Words
Back-to-school… Three little words that I have dreaded since 1968. I remain haunted by the hideous nature of my own school experience. Each back-to-school commercial …