Education Reform

MY GAME-CHANGING REVELATION FOR PARENTING AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE USA IN JUNE, 2023 "What does this mean for parenting? It means don’t hit your child." - Carol Lennox, A Griot of 2023 https://link.medium.com/CCXns0IkkAb I Do Not Think ‘Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child’ Means What You Think it Means Let’s…

We WROTE, WE WRITE, THEREFORE WE ARE: One Opinionated SOAB, MY W.H.O. FIXES SYSTEMS, AND VERNONNICKERSONSCHOOLCOACH Dear Sam W. : I am a 64 year old same gender loving and celibate by choice PANAFRICANAMERICAN male diagnosed with Klebsiella Pneumoniae and still undergoing testing ( fibroscan, a liver ultrasound- (I had…

Introduction: When it comes to acing exams, it’s not just about the hours spent studying but also the quality of your study sessions. By implementing effective study techniques, you can maximize your learning potential and boost your exam performance. In this article, we will explore 10 practical study techniques that will…

Parents Supporting Teachers shows support for Primary Promise while the East Area Progressive Democrats tackle charter school corruption. — “NVMI is a case study in shamelessness.” – East Area Progressive Democrats After putting in the work to elect Dr. Rocio Rivas and end control of the LAUSD School Board by forces loyal to the Charter School Industry, supporters of public education looked forward to big, positive changes in the…

Imagine a world where no one had taught you anything. The singular responsibility of your family was to provide physiological needs and safety needs. What would that have done to you? Where would you be today? Would you be more successful? Less? Who would be in your life? If you…

Understanding How to Transform Education With Insights from “Bullshit Jobs” by David Graeber — David Graeber’s book, “Bullshit Jobs: A Theory,” explores the prevalence of meaningless work in modern society. While the book primarily focuses on the world of employment, the principles and ideas presented by Graeber can be applied to various aspects of society, including education. …

Doing What Really Matters (DWRM), a social enterprise focused on prisoner rehabilitation through university education, has secured £150,000 in funding. Their goal is to enable 25% of the prison population, equal to 20,000 students, to access Further and Higher Education within the next decade. DWRM is the second recipient of…

Space for failure, imagination, change, and AI in the classroom? — Hello to this growing community! We appreciate your support here. For this week’s newsletter we will be looking at: reframing failure in the classroom to be a positive learning experience, encouraging the use of imagination in education, rethinking how we teach language and math together, and the development of artificial…

Info-sushi is delicious but doesn’t truly teach us. — Can you learn new skills in quick 5 minute bursts? The concept of “Microlearning” tends to push that narrative. Microlearning has gained a lot of popularity in recent years as a way to deliver bite-sized chunks of information to learners. This idea has spread farther in the wake of a post-ChatGPT world we find ourselves in. Not only is information…