Education: Does Anything Work?
How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but the light bulb has to really …
How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but the light bulb has to really …
We begin with the vile, race-baiting former and current President. Children and teachers were murdered in Uvalde, Texas, and all …
August, 2020. Across America—well, in many places, mostly in red states—a new school year began, and for the first time …
Upon occasion I run across a previous article that seems to have aged reasonably well and bears on a contemporary …
Way back in March of 2015, I posted an article title “What Teachers Do.” It was my musings on the …
Regular readers know I am a critic of what contemporary education, K-12 and college, is fast becoming. Mandates of all …
Laboring in the rocky fields of education, I find myself more and more frustrated. As I’ve noted from time to time, …
With the advent of 2018, I thought I’d engage in a bit of a thought experiment. All dedicated teachers find …
As a slight departure from my usual Monday education article, and to help usher in the new year with a …
The first three articles in this, the updated 2017 version of this series are: Education Problems and Solutions, Part 1–2017 …
In Education Problems and Solutions, Part 1–2017, I wrote about how laziness, warped expectations and the demand for “data” have harmed education. …
In 2011, I published a seven-part series on the problems of contemporary education, and proposed solutions for them. It’s time to …
I’ve often written about disturbing trends in the public schools. Most are a natural consequence of the very organization of …
The end of the school year is a bittersweet time for teachers. It’s satisfying to bring to an end a …