School Crossing: The Intersection of Education and Society

Provocative commentary on competing educational stakeholders and how their entrenched interests collide to obstruct the goal of world-class education in America. Includes teacher training and quality, curriculum design, teaching resources, Japanese education models, book reviews, practical teaching tips, more.

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Friday, April 5, 2013

Silly Charter School Debate

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I am becoming more and more weary of silly education debates. A case in point is the ongoing criticism of most charter school studies. ...
Saturday, March 23, 2013

Common Core—Cart Before Horse

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“You know the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery are now extinct.” ----W. Somerset Maugham Reading over most of the back and fo...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

College for All Destined to Disappoint

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When comparing the education systems of different countries,simply comparing test scores such as PISA or NAEP (or whatever) gives insufficie...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Success of Substitutes...

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...is the school administration's responsibility. Fact is, if first-year teachers have to sink or swim, the waters are even more dange...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

We Teach Our Students to Misbehave...

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… and then complain when they do exactly as we expect. A certain student came home from school reporting on a substitute teacher the clas...
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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Do Not Use Baby Talk to Teach Math

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Number sense is like a mighty oak rooted in the subconscious. Beginning in infancy, it is little more than a humble acorn. Misconceptions ar...
Friday, November 23, 2012

True, Authentic, Real Life Math Problem of an Eighth Grader

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A certain student had recently missed much of the first quarter, so her band teacher did not count those weeks when figuring the credit for ...
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