Frank BreslinNo one reaches the top by being afraid.Powerful people want them that way and spend a lot of money to protect their investment. And now you come along to flush out the decades of…Just nowJust now
Frank BreslinWhat the Leaders of this World Should be DoingTears are at the center of things, and human suffering touches the heart. Sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt. (Virgil, Aeneid…Just nowJust now
Frank BreslinStandardized Testing’s Self-ContradictionDid it ever strike you as odd that the foundation on which standardized testing is based is a self-contradiction? Standardized testing…2h ago2h ago
Frank BreslinEndless Distractions Outside the SchoolWith respect to the broader educational picture in our country today, given the kaleidoscopic phantasmagoria of endless distractions that…4h ago4h ago
Frank BreslinThe Disneyfication of American EducationAmong the many factors that impede student learning in America today is America itself, with its siren call of bewitching distractions. The…4h ago4h ago
Frank BreslinDo High-School Sports Undermine Learning?Teacher: This is our last day of applying the Greek notion of the Golden Mean to modern-day problems to see if this ancient ideal still has…5h ago5h ago
Frank BreslinThe Home: the Most Powerful Influence on LearningThe most powerful influence on learning is a student’s home life over which teachers have no control. This crucial yet obvious fact the…5h ago5h ago
Frank BreslinWhy America Demonizes its Public-School TeachersEvaluating teachers on their students’ performance is an issue that has elicited much comment over the past few decades. In essence, this…5h ago5h ago
Frank BreslinThe Greeks, Romans, and Lord Tennyson or Using Others for Your Personal GloryOmnis dies, omnis hora quam nihil simus ostendit. Every day and every hour show us we are nothing (Seneca, Moral Letters, 101. 1). When we…5h ago5h ago
Frank BreslinBegging the Question (Petitio principii) This is the generic name for four types of fallacies that…Vicious Circle (Circulus vitiosus)5h ago5h ago