This article could apply to any field of employment today, not just education.  The “Other duties as assigned” clause at the end of most job descriptions has been used to expand employees horizons, drive employees to the point of burnout, and provide cause for termination. Many schools today have a stated goal of creating life-long…

  If you’ve been looking for a new and more effective task management app for your mobile phone or tablet, you may have noticed a trend in what’s being offered in the App Store or Play Marketplace.  Many of these apps are geared to “team” productivity, designed not just for use by one person, but…

Recently, I saw a meme on a social media platform that was quite disturbing.  It wasn’t political in nature, but it spoke to a subject in education that isn’t discussed, and that’s “trending.” It didn’t speak to what the trend is, but took a look back, and addressed the progress or retrogression that’s happened over…

In the early 1980’s, I became a teacher. I had been hired by a local Catholic parish as a cantor, but was seeking full-time employment in my field. When I was introduced to the parish staff, the principal asked me what I did for a living, and, when I told her that I was between…

In our current educational discussions of standardized testing, core curriculum, STEM, the elimination of arts education and the concern for special needs/gifted student/non-English speaking student education, not to mention the ever-changing role of the use of technology in the classroom and its impact on the learning experience, as well as societal issues such as bullying,…

“I need help.” As a teacher, that’s something you may hear every day from your students.  In fact, it’s one of the reasons why many young adults who graduate high school aspire to be teachers.  Their learning may have been significantly impacted by a teacher, and they want to be able to offer that same…

Faith-based K-12 schools do miraculous things. If you don’t believe that, analyze the academic achievements of their students, and, 35 to 50 years later, see what their graduates are doing and have achieved. I am constantly amazed at what my 173 high school classmates are doing today, not to mention the three years of students…

For quite some time now, parents have been lobbying lawmakers to use the tax money which they pay to fund educational initiatives relative to where they want their children to be educated.  The rationale is that the public education system in some parts of this country is “broken,” since children are, in their opinion, not…

The next 5 articles may sound like they’re only for faith-based and/or private schools, but with cyber schools, charter schools, and home schooling, the public school needs to be aware of these fundamental principles which drive today’s marketplace. Today’s article focuses on relationships, referrals and perceived performance. When one mentions marketing to a public school…

A few years back, there were several articles that were published in the United Kingdom stating that education in that country could be in trouble because there are fewer and fewer young adults interested in entering the teaching profession. Here in the United States of America, as of last year, that’s also true.  CBS reports…