Travis Pillow
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Kirstie's husband. Eva, Karl and Martin’s dad. Square peg. Florida man. Learning and writing about education innovation. [email protected] / 407-376-3105
Sanford, FL
Joined September 2009
“The kids want to go do hard things. They want to … struggle and fail on the road to success … They need to be supported by a caring adult. They need high support and high standards.”. Concise articulation of the ur pedagogy behind all effective pedagogies.
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Osceola County is the latest Florida school district offering families guidance on how to use their scholarships to purchases in-person classes from their local public schools
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RT @lulumeservey: If he had outsourced it to a random PR team:. PELENNOR FIELDS, Third Age 3019 — Today we are thrilled to share that we ar….
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So much of our education discourse pits student agency against high expectations. Meanwhile….
Ten-year old’s description of her day at Alpha:. * Academic apps focused identifying new year levels/gaps. * “Furniture flipping” workshop (refinishing/selling old furniture). Most profit wins. * Cooking workshop: Given a random ingredient have to know how to cook a meal with.
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Lots of useful points here. We should all grapple with the reality that there isn’t a long line of great schools that would be operating and thriving today if not for those meddling authorizers.
Overregulated charter schools: Fact or fiction?
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@AdamPeshek Good takes.
Whew. This article by @DanaGoldstein is a heckuva ride. And probably a harbinger for the next decade in K-12 education.
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People thought school was boring long before TikTok. Look at the portrayals of school in pop culture in the 70s/80s/90s. Anyone? Bueller?.
Many students who skip school complain that school is "boring." This raises big questions about whether school needs to be as entertaining at scrolling through TikTok videos or if kids can adjust to the fact that a certain amount of slow, boring is necessary for learning. (4/5).
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It’s easy to dunk on districts for hiring high-priced consultants to lure families back into their schools. But I’m with @AdamPeshek: Districts recognize they compete in a market of educational services. In the long run, families and taxpayers win!
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In a state where more than 50% of kids attend learning environments chosen by their parents, district leaders like Maria Vasquez in Orange County have to choice but to compete.
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An insightful look at the generational shift in public education in Central Florida from @DanaGoldstein. Money quote: “The monopoly is over.” . Every school has to earn the trust of every family. No school or district, public or private, can take students for granted.
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The notions that Montessori is somehow a “soft” pedagogy, or less structured and rigorous than conventional schools, or “progressive” a la John Dewey, or that it doesn’t prioritize the systematic development of actual knowledge, are both .a) incredibly wrong.b) widespread among.
Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann on why he chose Montessori for his daughter:. "If this were 10-20 years ago, I'd be lining her up for top-tier schools and extracurriculars. But now I don't think any of it's going to matter. Learning facts is going to fade into the background. What
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RT @Milenatehoff: Florida school choice demand is far outpacing supply of private school seats. We need to do more to build new private sch….
floridapolitics.com
Supply is not meeting demand, and that can be fixed.
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RT @MarkElliotDuran: "These new experiments should adopt the lessons of the first thirty-five years of state-led efforts to expand educatio….
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RT @educationgadfly: The One Big Beautiful Bill could unlock new funding to help all students, including the economically disadvantaged, ac….
fordhaminstitute.org
Both supporters and detractors of a landmark education provision in the newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act have framed it, primarily, as a new funding stream to help families pay for private...
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RT @MichaelPetrilli: TODAY'S MUST READ: @travispillow on the One Big Beautiful Bill's historic opportunity for tutoring and other supplemen….
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RT @ninasrees: Always knew SES would make it back 😀Thank you @travispillow @educationgadfly @MichaelPetrilli for highlighting the other do….
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Trendlines in Ed finance:. - Fewer students .- Stable tax bases, stable revenue -> more $ per student .- More $ consumed by pensions, healthcare, building maintenance.
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Pensions creeping closer to consuming 1/3 of public payrolls. Unsustainable.
Despite the underperforming returns, funded ratios improved this last year. And that is because of record high contributions into state pension funds — now 31.65% of payroll. This is good for public plan stability. but it is a problem for state and local budgets.
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