The Superintendent's Chair

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

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Finishing first!

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Anyone who's ever played a sport wants to win the final game of the season. If you do it means you're the champion. Last year No...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Teachers care - for a very good reason

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I visit schools. A lot! When I visit I see things like this: and this: and this: and this: Teachers taking time to listen, ...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

To the students on Bus #5

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I sit in the middle of the bus. Twenty-four girls in front of me. Twenty boys behind. It's late. Just after 11:00 PM. W...
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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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