Learning loss is what it is
With the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year comes the opportunity to discuss something non-Ron DeSantis-related. Instead, we fixate on the learning losses that... Read more.
Why do we loathe teachers?
Before my Student Success Project presentations, I always ask the kids, “When was the last time you thanked a teacher.” Their response is always the same –... Read more.
He protects students from ‘guilt, anguish,any form of psychological stress’
You had to figure something was up when in 2020, Ron DeSantis’s administration declared him the “Education Governor” for how eager he was to change the state’s... Read more.
The continued craziness would not break tradition
I could not write yet again about the absurdity, insanity, and sadness of the decisions our lawmakers have “approved” to support a presidential run. And how... Read more.
Wake up and smell the failure of the Nation’s Report Card
What we have is as close to an equal-opportunity problem as one can find in this country. Everyone’s test scores have plummeted. On June 21, the National Assessment... Read more.
The Relentless Attempts To Darken Student Enlightenment
This past week, a South Florida event sprung from yet the latest racially fueled book-banning farce. The site was Coral Gables Congregational Church. Those in attendance... Read more.
The college app essay’s absurdist self-reflection
Most college application essays are not very good. Even top students write poor essays. I know because friends have asked me to read their kids’ attempts at writing... Read more.
The sound of fear
If I were to volunteer to sub on a Monday, I would always ask students about their weekends. When subbing students from underserved communities, it would not be... Read more.
College is (not) worth it for the education
Let’s pull the first two obvious arguments of money out of the college equation: whether it’s worth the money at face value and a wise investment. Instead, let’s... Read more.
House Bill 000 – Teachers to be canned if using terms such as AR-15 or Ballistic Trauma
It’s hard to keep up with the curated chaos Gov. Ron DeSantis is wreaking on Florida schools. But here are some of the recent topics (and that’s not including... Read more.