True mastery-based (or standards-based) education would focus purely on results. Attendance would be the means to an end, not the goal.

Know what's better than an employer's mental health fair? A job that doesn't jeopardize mental health.

Waiting for supporters of classical education and champions of western civilization to condemn the removal of Michelangelo's "pornographic" David from a Florida classical school's curriculum.

PS -- I still plan to revive the podcast with an altered format. Someday, I'll have enough time to do it. Perhaps in June. Stay tuned.

I haven't checked this account in 4 months. Busy w/ 3 kids, wife, town council, coaching little league, Scouts, tutoring, teaching, & more. I'm relieved to see everyone is still behaving exactly the same, harping on the same ideas, beating the same dead horses. Carry on.

“Only about 5% (about 200) of all U.S. colleges & universities admit less than 50% of applicants each year.” - @spamfriedrice

A paycheck and a captive audience. 😉

*Applies to high school too

Students look at reading the way you look at Fortnight. So what.

Life is bribery. There are incentives (& disincentives) in everything we do. You change how you interact w/ Ss, they receive grades, etc. If candy isn't your thing, cool. But if another T uses candy & kids actually learn, who cares? Are we about learning or moral stands on candy?

I haven't released new contact since the birth of my third child, but ClassCast is still attracting listeners. Just passed 10,000 downloads, excluding YouTube views & direct downloads!

Good goal, terrible messaging. He should apologize. I normally join the PTA/PTSO, but if I received this message from my principal, I wouldn't join on principle.

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This implies teachers weren't already doing their best & that more can be done with the same system & resources. Legislators caused this problem; let them fix it. Stupid take by @TheAtlantic. https://t.co/lq91JaDVp0

It's always "$600 checks two years ago and 50-cent raises for workers are causing inflation" and never "$3 trillion from the Fed to bail out the stock market, $1 trillion in annual corporate stock buybacks and a 1,322% rise in CEO pay since 1978 are causing inflation"

When my kids say that something is boring, I remind them that things only seem boring to uncreative or unintelligent people. That thing is not boring, but you might be.

This has little to do with schools and much to do with a tenacious attack on public institutions. This is a testament to fear-mongering, blaming "the other," misrepresentation, and willful ignorance.

"Mario games teach us that even if something is essentially the same, psychologically it can be completely different. This example is very easy to understand."

Ep. 50 of Navigating Education - The Podcast! In this solo episode, I recap the past 50 episodes and some key themes from the episodes that I believe can help educators navigate the present and future of education as we move into the 2022-2023 school year.