Low test scores are the symptom, not “the Disease”
Recently my posting has started dropping off because of some nasty fatigue issues that seemed to come out of nowhere. (Hopefully you haven’t noticed the lull too much, as I have quite a few pieces I’m...
View ArticleCleaning Up John White’s Mess
John White is likely to be gone by the end of June but Louisiana will still have its work cut out cleaning up the messes he will leave behind. Some of those messes off the top of my head are:...
View ArticleI’m late; I’m late, for a very important. . . Review of Diane Ravitch’s new...
If you’re like me, you’re late to everything. For instance, my mom is fond of telling me I was late to my own birth. In my defense I always remind her that my brother was three weeks lake and I was...
View ArticleDefies Measurement Update
About a month ago I was lucky to receive a visit from the blog’s favorite videographer, Shannon Puckett. Here’s one of my last posts about her documentary project:...
View ArticleThe Fallacies of Quick Fixes in School Reform . . . and Life
Recently I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. I knew my blood sugars were trending higher for years, and I had resolved to lose 50 pounds this year to prevent this outcome from occurring. 3 months...
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