Stories

Math

How To Set Your Brain on Fire (In a Good Way)

You may laugh, but I’m not afraid to admit I’ve been stumped by my third grader’s math homework. (Perhaps parents whose kids did Common Core can relate). This was almost a year ago, so forgive me for...

anti-racism

28 Essential Black History Books Educators Need to Read

In celebration of Black History Month, and in collaboration with the Center for Black Educator Development, Ed Post offers a list of 28 essential books on Black history and culture that educators...

Literacy

Hey Shawnta! How Can I Get My Children to Read More?

Hey Shawnta! How can I get my children to read more? As a kid, I stayed with my grandmother during the summer. She did not have cable. She had the main channels you could get with an antenna. My...

Schoolhouse Rock! Is Much More Than an Earworm for a Generation

When I was a young, there was nothing quite like a Saturday morning. No school, no responsibilities, and a full lineup of Saturday morning cartoons. Ahh... the GenX nostalgia for a time when cartoons...

School Choice

We Can’t Let Racists Co-opt School Choice

I’ve spent much of my adult life producing persuasive messages to convince you that school choice was a totally not racist force for social progress. I stand by most of it, with nuances. My argument...

Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make Misery: A Case for SEL

A while back, my fourth grader came home and told me about a student who threw a chair in his class. I can’t remember what the student was mad about, or if he was even mad. Another day, that same...