

What School Choice Should Look Like
Last week I published a piece about the shortcomings of school choice in addressing educational inequity. The false elixir of school...


The Misleading Elixir of School Choice
The School Shuffle and the Burden of Inconsistency Advocates of school choice are correct when they say parents and students should be...


Legos, They’re What’s For Creativity, V. 2.0
Nearly two years ago I wrote a piece called: Legos — They’re What’s for Creativity — about how important playing with Legos was for my...


Dear President Obama; Re: Your Next Career Move
Dear Mr. President, Congratulations on approaching the finish line. There’s little doubt in my mind that it has been a long eight years...


LEGOS - THEY'RE WHAT'S FOR CREATIVITY
Perhaps you remember this lego set; perhaps you don’t. I remember it well. I owned it. I must have built and rebuilt this castle time and...


WE ARE CHEATING OURSELVES
This week is national teacher appreciation week. If you haven’t done so already, thank a teacher. If you already have, consider doing so...


WHY BOTHER TESTING
The role of testing in education arouses a political firestorm disproportionate to its actual impact as an educational tool. It inflames...


THOSE WHO CAN, DO....BECAUSE THEY HAD GREAT TEACHERS
Perhaps you’re familiar with the saying: Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Let me quickly disabuse you of that notion. It’s...