The Superintendent's Chair

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

Thursday, October 29, 2015

My students, my schools are not test scores!

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This week, October 27, 2015, the Michigan Department of Education released summary results from the state assessment test that was taken in ...
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Thursday, October 22, 2015

A remarkable life

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Al Coleman, my father-in-law, passed away on October 19th. He was 96. Born in 1919 he was one of 12 brothers and sisters. He  never grad...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Time well wasted

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Last week I visited a school and the whole school walked outside. It was not a fire drill or an emergency. It was an intentional act. On t...
Friday, October 2, 2015

Teaching is not like other professions

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In most jobs you do not receive an email like this. The subject line said: Head lice information Most jobs do not require you to think ...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

Zero miles to empty

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Zero miles to empty! That's what my car said. But I kept on driving. With a message like that one would think that my car stopped ...
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Friday, September 11, 2015

I hear voices

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I hear voices. Lots of voices - everyday. My concern is whose voices am I hearing? Are they adult voices? Are they student voices? Are t...
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Thursday, August 27, 2015

What's a parent to do?

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I love this picture. It's old. It's beginning to fade. Some of the color has rubbed off. It is a picture of the boys on Beaufait. ...
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