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A New Approach to Hiring New Teachers

Everyone working the field of education today has heard the arguments for and against the Common Core Curriculum as well as the benefits and drawbacks of increased standardized testing. Interestingly, anyone graduating from college with their degree in education has undoubtedly done some type of research regarding these topics, but has also experienced the additional…

The 5 V’s of Data

You may have heard of the 3 “V”s of Big Data. What’s Big Data? It’s the voluminous amount of information that is being mined by corporations by various means (like Internet searches, surveys and preference settings) for a variety of purposes (like targeted marketing, new product development and predictive analytics). Its now the storehouse of…

Resolutions for the New Year – and Why You May Not Achieve Them

As humans, we have the best intentions when starting a new year. “I’m going to lose 20 pounds!” “I’m going to exercise 20 minutes every day!” “I’m going to eat right!” “I’m going to stop smoking!” “I’m going to get to bed early and not stay up late!” Perhaps you have at least one of…

Back to Basics? What Was the Original Purpose of Compulsory Public School Education?

When pursuing a course of study which leads to a “Master” degree, both the thesis and the practicum pathways usually involve a review of the research regarding the thesis statement. While reviewing some of the Internet resources available regarding the implementation of publicly funded compulsory education in this country, it’s interesting to see the articles associated with…

A Little More About “Cat String Theory” and Marketing, and Its Impact on Today’s Education Improvement Initiatives

If you dangle a string just out of reach of a cat’s paw, the cat will do whatever it can to get it. If it’s taken away from him and dangled again, he will continue to pounce on it, jump for it and even try to gnaw at it. But if the cat maintains hold…

Trends of 2023

As we wind down the calendar year, your school is probably on its winter/holiday break. It’s always helpful to reflect on where we’ve been so we can plan a little better, so let’s take a look at some of the things happening in the marketplace today. As you read these observations, think about how they…

Celebrating Another Trip Around the Sun

The launch of this site was successful on 11.1.2014. It’s hard to believe it was launched 9 years ago…and the plan at that time was to publish a weekly article pertinent to the K-12 education space today. If you noticed, it was changing, and not just because of technology, but also because of: – the…

Continuous Improvement ≠ Transformational Innovation (or, 5 Things We Must Do To Improve Education) – Pray For It: Part 5.5 of 5

To be clear, this doesn’t mean that there should be prayer in public schools. Actually, if the local community wants prayer to be present “in” the public school, it should be allowed…but that’s another topic for another article. If there is prayer permitted in the school, and if there isn’t prayer permitted in the school,…

Continuous Improvement ≠ Transformational Innovation (or, 5 Things We Must Do To Improve Education) – Kids Need to Be Read To: Part 5 of 5

One of my earliest childhood memories was snuggling up to my mom on the couch on Sunday mornings. She would read the comics to me. It didn’t matter that I may not have understood the humor the cartoonist was presenting, because mom would explain what was going on in the pictures. I still remember bringing…

Continuous Improvement ≠ Transformational Innovation (or, 5 Things We Must Do To Improve Education) – Reading, Writing and “Teching”: Part 4 of 5

You may think the title of this article has the word “teaching” spelled incorrectly. That assumption would be incorrect. “Teching” was a termed coined in the early video game era, but some folks started to use it regarding the increasing utilization of technology. Today, most children “tech” for enjoyment…alright, young adults do too, as evidenced…