A Wonderful Typo! We Need Common CARE Standards!
Recently Tom Ultican responded to something I posted on Twitter. His response contained a typo. He meant to write “Common Core Standards,” but mistakenly wrote...
Category : Joy
The Snow Day Letter That Went Viral
The first snow storm of the season raged up the Eastern seaboard! Students thought they might have a snow day, but in some districts, the...
President-Elect Joe Biden!
Joe Biden passed the 270-vote in the electoral college! He won Pennsylvania, with leads in Arizona and Nevada. It is a very good day for...
Doris Day with Good Advice for You
Joe Jersey says: Thanks for this trip down memory lane from when I was a kid. From wikipedia: Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff;...
Maria Popova on Keith Haring, Art, Love and Courage
I chose to include this link on my birthday because it gave me an hour of aesthetic joy, following its links. Maria Popova is a...
David Berliner: Kids Missing School? Don’t Worry.
David Berliner, one of our nation’s most eminent researchers, advises parents not to worry that their children are “falling behind.” School is important. Instruction is...
Meet a Different Kind of Superintendent
I recently had a discussion with Dr. Michael Hynes, the district superintendent in Port Washington, New York. Our ZOOM discussion was sponsored by the Network...
A Virtual Choir and Orchestra of 300 Sings “You’ll Never Walk Alone”
Enjoy this beautiful rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, performed by 300 people from 15 countries. Here are the liner...
Dr. Michael Hynes and I Will Talk Next Wednesday: Join Us!
On May 20, I will ZOOM with Dr. Michael Hynes, the most interesting and inspiring superintendent I know. Mike Hynes is superintendent of the Port...
Mitchell Robinson: “How Is the Teaching Going? Not So Well.”
Mitchell Robinson is a professor of music education at Michigan State University. He has been remote teaching, and he is not pleased with it at...