Character In Schools: What Exactly Is “Character?”

How “Experience Sampling” Could Revolutionize Teacher Grade Reports

School Bus Stops: The Latest Evidence That We’re Lazy And Anxious About Everything

Teachers Should Reveal More To Kids

I had drinks last night with a buddy of mine I’ve known since 9th grade. We knew each other nominally in high school but became closer in college when we played in a blues band together for a couple of years. He took a while to find his footing academically and…

Schools Don’t Work Because Adults Are Scared To Grow

In my experience what’s most problematic about schools is the adults who don’t have the courage to grow. As I’ve stated before, school isn’t about adults. It’s about the future trajectories of children who didn’t choose to be born, are…

Most Kids Don’t Care About Us

I’ve been reflecting on why I do this stuff. I really dislike how little money I have in my bank account. But I probably need to blame myself not my profession for this. Market forces are powerful and incontrovertible. I should have seen this coming.

Let’s Stop Doing Things Just To Do Them

If we do it right, students won’t need “fun activities” to spice up the monotony of sitting in seats for an hour at a time all day. If learning new things stops being compulsory, and in a certain order dictated by the teacher, and instead becomes an outgrowth…

If Kids Can’t Choose Their Teachers, Then We’d Better Stop Making Excuses For Bad Teaching

Kids can’t choose:

1. To be born
2. To go to school (until age 16, in most U.S. states)