Before you start freaking out and telling me how important curriculum is in a school, let me preface this whole article by saying that yes, curriculum is a very important part of a school’s program. The purpose of the article is to clarify what purpose curriculum should serve, expound on my experiences using curriculum as a panacea, and explain why schools are still, at their core, a people business.
Thinking Skills vs Facts; Turnaround Efforts with TRI and Gillian Williams
System? What System? (S1E11)
- January 22, 2018
- Tagged as: alfie, ballou, based, devos, education, grading, graduation, kohn, leadership, punishment, rewards, standards
Ballou High School Graduation Debacle, Hot Takes!, and Dear Betsy!
The way schools are evaluated may be changing. We discuss how a new study shifts how we look at "underperforming" schools. In our second segment, we have two very special guests to discuss Social Emotional Learning and a program they created called "TEAMology."
Implicit Bias with Zaretta Hammond and the end of private schools! During today’s show, we discuss the following topics during our first segment: From the Washington Post piece on private school enrollment (below), how are...
Feckless Millennials, Equity with Troy Boddy, Casey’s Future in Higher-Ed During today’s show, we discuss the following topics during our first segment: Clandestine meeting between Randi Weingarten (President of TFA) and Steve Bannon, former top...
We’re not in Kansas Anymore & the After School Special! During today’s show, we discuss what some Kansas education policy makers are planning on doing with their public schools (hint: it’s probably not a good...
Resegregation, Defining Equity, & Why “Lectures” are NOT “Stories” Equity in Schools Series (Part 1) During today’s show, we discuss how Florida is in the process of “resegregating” their schools and what that means for...
Hot Takes, SchoolHouse302, & 1T’s Vindication During this episode of Ed’s (Not) Dead, we welcome Dr. T.J. Vari and Dr. Joseph Jones on the show. Dr. Vari and Dr. Jones cofounded TheSchoolHouse302 blog, which...
Teacher Autonomy, Failing Schools, and Betsy's Malaise Potato Chips