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Why We Need to Stop Thinking About Students in Terms of Strengths and Weaknesses
My son is a freshman in high school and this felt like my first report card pick up all over again. While I have access to all his grades and consistent progress electronically, I was nervous to go...
Parents
Explaining Social-Emotional Learning to Families Can Be Tough. Here's Three Things You Should Know.
Eighty-two percent of Americans think it’s very important for schools to help students develop interpersonal skills like cooperation, respect and persistence. Despite this, schools have historically...
Parents
How Kentucky’s Superintendent of the Year Got Autonomous Schools to Adopt the Same Curriculum
Understanding that the content we put in front of children matters, 50CAN, a nonprofit network of citizen advocates, recently held a session on the importance of curriculum and instructional...
IEP
Twas the Night Before the IEP Meeting
November is IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting time for most parents. This is dedicated to all of the parents preparing for their yearly IEP meetings. Twas the night before the IEP meeting...
Parents
None of These Politicians Who Are Running for Office Are For Real Talking About Education
Outrage: You Want Our Vote, We Demand Your Plan I was at a community meeting the other night and an eighth-grader stood up and said, “If we’re all one district then why is my community seeing so many...
Parents
The Lesson Schools Should Be Teaching About the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
Like just about everything, the Kavanaugh hearing was a teachable moment. But it seems to me that many of us are teaching the wrong lessons. On a plane the other day, I caught a glimpse of a...