The Superintendent's Chair

Personal reflections about education as seen from the Superintendent's chair.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

What's a parent to do? Read and talk to your children

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What can parents do to help their children succeed in school? Read to young children. Talk to adolescents. In her book "The Smart...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The Detroit Tigers stir passion. Does School?

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My Detroit Tigers are killing me! But before we get into that, let's start on a positive note. The Tigers made the post-season. ...
Friday, October 4, 2013

Homecoming 2013

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Who are these people? They are high school teachers at Novi High School waiting patiently at today's pep rally to perform their hip hop ...
Friday, September 13, 2013

It is time to change the dominant narrative

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Dominant narratives are powerful. Dominant narratives are the stories that we believe to be true. Sometimes the narrative is true. Others ...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Does school still mean something?

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School starts Tuesday in my district. As I look forward to Tuesday, I wonder does school really have a place anymore? After all, student...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

How do I explain?

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The state of Michigan released their latest version of the school accountability scores today. It is color code! Green Lime green Yello...
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Monday, August 12, 2013

My private heresy: I don't care about the state "scorecard"

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Any day now my state (Michigan) will release its latest "school accountability" report. This year's version is called the ...
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