Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Teacher evaluations: So soon old, so late smart

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The old adage - so soon old and so late smart - seems oddly appropriate as the conversations continue to swirl around how to evaluate teache...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Student success: Two ends of one road

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There are two significant ends of a continuum that as a Superintendent I have yet to understand how to embrace. On one end of the continu...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

FISA courts, national security, and student testing: What's the connection?

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What follows may be a stretch but hang with me. I think there is a connection. Recently on NPR author Tim Weiner was interviewed about ou...
Monday, June 10, 2013

I am a number, but that doesn't tell the story

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I'm a number. I have an age - 56. I have a weight - 212.4. That's still high but down from what it was last summer. (It will be ...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Why the world is different and schools must be as well

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Boeing, according to the Seattle Times , is now using robots to " wash, apply solvent to remove dirt, rinse and then spray two differen...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Did I learned anything important in school?

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Did I ever learn anything important in school? Yes. But, of course, I'm supposed to think that. I'm a Superintendent. Th...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

On Teacher Appreciation Day, I would like to say thank you

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I've had teachers whom I've loved. Miss Hixenbaugh, 4th grade teacher at Inez elementary School. She had never married, stood over...