News: Staff Values
Reconciling “Civil Liberty” Claims that Compromise Public Health and Student Welfare
Reconciling “Civil Liberty” Claims that Compromise Public Health and Student Welfare:When a “Me-First” Perspective Undermines Our “We-First” NeedsDear Colleagues,Introduction No one promis...
Read Full ArticleAn Inaugural Poem for the Ages Challenges All Educators as the Torch is Passed: A Lesson Plan to Help School Staff Become Part of the Solution
Blog discusses the national events of the past month’s inauguration and insurrection, the Presidential election now past, and the past four years of anxiety and stress on educators and students. It en...
Read Full ArticleTraining Racial Bias Out of Teachers: Who Ever Said that We Could?
Training Racial Bias Out of Teachers: Who Ever Said that We Could? Will the Fact that In-Service Programs Cannot Eliminate Implicit Bias Create a Bias Toward Inaction?Dear Colleagues,Introduction...
Read Full ArticleCelebrating Our Labors on Labor Day . . . While Recognizing the Contribution of White Privilege
Celebrating Our Labors on Labor Day . . . While Recognizing the Contribution of White PrivilegeDear Colleagues,Introduction Earlier this week, I was on a conference call with a superintend...
Read Full ArticleIt’s Not Too Late to Change: The School Year’s Not Even Half Over
Why Schools Fail to Act When their Students Fail to LearnDear Colleagues,Introduction In the past few weeks (or months), a number of professional and college coaches (especially...
Read Full ArticleWhat Happens When School Leaders Make Decisions Not for the Greater Good, but for the Greater Peace
“You Can Please Some of the People Some of the Time. . . But You Can’t Please All of the People All of the Time”Dear Colleague,IntroductionAs many of you know, I consult with school districts all over...
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