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How to Choose Your Child's School

A mutual reached out to me for guidance on choosing his young children's school for next year. In talking to him, I realized that there are probably a…

Jul 13 •

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History Lesson: The Declaration of Independence

It's time to write this on your hearts, America. Here's help: a lesson plan for you and yours to come to a deeper understanding and appreciation for the…

Jul 4 •

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June 2025

Poetry Lesson #1: Longfellow's "The Children's Hour"

"Between the dark and the daylight, | When the light is beginning to lower, | Comes a pause in the day's occupations | That is known as the Children's…

Jun 30 •

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How to Teach Words to Humans

Teaching vocabulary is not nearly as complicated as school makes it seem--unless you try to disconnect it from reading.

Jun 28 •

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Learning How to Learn

Cornell Notes offer the biggest bang for the buck when it comes to processing new information, i.e., learning. You don't need to scour the internet for…

Jun 15 •

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May 2025

Saving K-12 | Reform #5: Comprehensive End-of-Course Exams

Wherein a veteran teacher calls on school leaders to enact five common-sense reforms to address head-on K12's failure to educate.

May 25 •

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Saving K-12 | Reform #4: Regular Gradebook Audits

Wherein a veteran teacher calls on school leaders to enact five common-sense reforms to address head-on K12's failure to educate.

May 18 •

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Saving K-12 | Reform #3: Universal Manual Note-taking

Wherein a veteran teacher calls on school leaders to enact five common-sense reforms to address head-on K12's failure to educate.

May 11 •

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Saving K12 | Reform #2: The Principal on Patrol

Wherein a veteran teacher calls on school leadership to enact five common-sense reforms to solve K12 schooling's problems.

May 4 •

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April 2025

Saving K12 | Reform #1: The Majority of the Class Must Come First

Wherein a veteran teacher calls on school leadership to enact five common-sense reforms to solve K12 schooling's problems.

Apr 27 •

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The Adolescent Digital Detox

Cutting screen-time won't fix your kid immediately. It's going to take time and effort, but it might just be the most important thing you do as a…

Apr 10 •

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On Screens, School, and Your Child

Parents, real talk: kids should not have ANY screen time during the school week. Otherwise, you encourage an addiction that will retard their growth now…

Apr 5 •

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