I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . This post originally appeared in 2013. PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay I’ve been watching “Game of Thrones” on DVD, and just saw this great scene that teaches an important lesson about making change: Knowledge is not power — “Power is p
geralt / Pixabay You may be wondering how much your district will be receiving from the $900 billion stimulus package that was finally signed by President Trump yesterday. In very rough and general terms, it will be $1,000 per student. However, if you want to get a more specific amount – again, such a slightly less rough total, according to Chalkbeat : districts can expect to receive four times w
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . This post originally appeared in 2016. An article in last week’s New Yorker, Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect , is the latest salvo in attempts to debunk the popularized mythology that people can become experts in any field through practi
The above quote comes from a research study titled Sustaining a Sense of Success: The Importance of Teacher Working Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic . It was written by Matthew A. Kraft, Nicole S. Simon, and Melissa Arnold Lyon, and was published in August after examining last spring’s emergency remote teaching. Of course, there finding is no surprise. I know that our school’s administrato
