Celebrating “Not Back to School”
Sometimes I feel like I’m doing my children an injustice by not giving them a “First Day of School.” You know, the…
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What I Learned from Pre-K
A year ago, my daughter waited in the front yard for the bus for her first day of public Pre-K. She wore…
Common Core 101
A year ago, Ed Week reported that 62% of Americans had not heard of Common Core, including 55% of parents of school…
What Does This Grade Mean?
A teacher joke goes: Throw some essays down a flight of stairs. Assign a grade to each step. Where the essay land…
How to Question a Book (minus the Censorship Spectacle)
As I learn more about Common Core, I frequently see complaints about offensive books used in public school. While we all want…