It is worth a thought. Is it time to shrink Central Office staffs? I think so. I think many need to go right back into the classroom where they can carry out the very policies which they are implementing. There are some serious questions posed by Mcmul Claud in this […]
The Anthem of Rebellion
I hope that as you read this blog you will maybe see a better way to educate children. Maybe you will find yourself momentarily free of the current, restrictive processes which plague many of our school systems – processes which restrict creativity, which restrict freedom of thought, and which force-out […]
Should central office employees be required to return to the classroom during each school year?
I think people across this country are sick and tired of dealing with central office employees who dictate practices to their kids’ schools and then have zero accountability when their policies fail! They just disappear when scores flop as a result of their interventions. And let’s be real, most of […]
Repetition, Review, and Reteaching: The BEST Educators Utilize These Strategies
Mastery comes through repetition, review, and reteaching. How often should one utilize repetition, review, and reteaching? Those three strategies should be indelibly embedded into every aspect of the teaching-learning cycle. My next question is this, and it is an important one… Does your school system’s pacing guide allow for plentiful […]
Dolly
An exemplar innovator. A twangy, transcendent Tennessean. A gifted songwriter who rose from humble means in Sevier County. Dolly Parton was often bigger than life, but she never, ever forgot that she was one of us. I grew-up in Knoxville, Tennessee, and am in fact, a native of that same […]
Podcast Review: Ethan Thornton w/ Mike Rowe
I talk A LOT about innovation on this site. I think innovation is so important that I incorporated the term into the title of this blog. Today, I am going to share a real world example of why critical thinking and creativity must be cultivated in our public schools. Folks, […]
A 3-Pack of Devotions to Start the New School Year…
I am going to make the last three posts(written today) more shareable by placing all of them in a single post. Licensed thumbnail photo by mrgao
A Blog Post Revisited: Demolishing Strongholds
I have never spoken at a school convocation. It is my understanding that one local convocation got a bit interesting. IYKYK. Anyway, if I could deliver a message to families in local school systems it would be simply to provide a reminder to all believers in education – parents, students, […]
Hosea 8
Hosea 8: 7 They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour.Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up. Sow the wind. Reap the whirlwind. What does that mean exactly? According to Bible Hub it means this… To “sow the wind” metaphorically represents […]
Honest Scales
Ted Lasso, Season 4, drops this week. I am rewatching old seasons to refresh my memory before the new season. I came across a scene which hammers home honest motives. During Season 1, episode 4(ironically titled “For the Children”), there is a scene near the end of the episode as […]