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What do you believe (in one sentence) is the #1 reason behind all the testing that is on rise today. Feel free to add any evidence or documentation to support your opinion (not wanting to exasperate, irritate or alienate all … Continue reading →

Many of our students are failing and we are pushing many of them through the system, but this is not a diagnosis. It is merely a symptom, and doctors do not treat symptoms. If we did, we would be chasing … Continue reading →

Why the reluctance to accept the cold hard facts of data? I would guess because most teachers don’t feel their students do well enough to have their performance based on the student achieve numbers. If that is the case, picture … Continue reading →

Current thinking believes that by creating the same format (?) as each student walks into each room and goes through each This is not how to “professionally develop” professionals! There are two components to the practice od any professional” practice … Continue reading →

“What is more important to you, our parent/teacher ‘relationship,’ or you wanting me to demonstrate excellent classroom “competence” while keeping you updated in a more “professional-like” or “business-like” approach via daily or weekly e-mail, but with fewer phone calls?” What … Continue reading →

Some things in education (or in life, for that matter) never sound right – or improve with time – so when I hear a teacher say, “That’s not the way I do it,” or “I don’t do it that way,” … Continue reading →

Teacher observations are but one of two elephants in the teacher’s lounge. The other is student grading, but we can only wrangle one elephant at a time, so let’s pick the biggest and the orneriest. I love teaching, enjoy the … Continue reading →

Like most of the daily activities in any profession there is no secret or magic to making the often “dreaded” phone call home, but there is a right way, and a wrong way. Unfortunately, many teachers never get it right … Continue reading →

If you do, you will: never have accurate data never be able to set correct baselines for goal setting never be able to use your data to achieve goals or strategize never be able to fully – or correctly – … Continue reading →

ROI – Return on Investment. In business, the term “return on investment” (ROI) is used to measure the “rate of return” on money invested in a commercial venture that will decide whether or not to continue down that particular road. … Continue reading →