School & Ecosystems

College and Career Ready? Maybe neither

Last week, I wrote about how NY was moving to lower high school diploma expectations for…

So, as you may know, I’m pessimistic about the outlook of the pending Friedrich’s case. It’s not the outcome I want–but I’m afraid that it’s likely the outcome we will get. Meaning that teacher’s unions will lose a large source of funding and…

I found this presentation from Greg Ip to be insightful, and it corresponds well with broader discussions about the relationship between complex systems and chaos. As a teacher in a public middle school, I found Ip’s explanations also compelling from the perspective of K-12 education, not only one of economics.