Nobody likes to be observed performing badly▶️ Listen to story. Photo by Ashim D’Silva on Unsplash.Mar 5, 2021Mar 5, 2021
Welcoming the Extinction BurstElly wasn’t having it, her shrill vocalizations ensuring we were fully aware of her disapproval. Out flew Mr. Pigglesworth, followed by…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
Shouting into the wind“Seattle public schools just decided that math is racist.” She told me over a plate of almost-warm powdered eggs at our table in the back…Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019
We’re the adults in the room, it’s time to act like it.Tim keeps the supplies in his classroom for the math department. He finds joy in being the person to anticipate and provide for our daily…Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Reflections on the Great Idaho STEM TogetherOn Tuesday & Wednesday August 17th and 18th, I participated in the Great Idaho STEM Together conference here in beautiful Coeur d’Alene…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
Reflections on “What School Could Be”I finished reading “What School Could Be” by Ted Dintersmith on our family vacation earlier this week. I needed it. He breathed life into…Jul 29, 2019Jul 29, 2019
An Interview with Scott SwaaleyScott Swaaley is one of the High Tech High teachers in the film Most Likely To Succeed, from Ted Dintersmith. As I finished Dintersmith’s…Jul 27, 2019Jul 27, 2019
Doing Better Things AND Doing (Obselete) Things BetterTed Dintersmith makes a clear and compelling call to our American education system in “ What School Could Be.” He bemoans “doing…Jul 25, 2019Jul 25, 2019