Posts in Education

Tenure . . . or Gumballs?

After my last column, I was gently and good-naturedly chastised by a ‘faithful reader’. The input was interesting. Essentially, I was chided for my two[…]

Should Tenure Be Eliminated?

Retired executive Jack Welch once said “Tenure is a terrible idea.  It keeps them around forever and they don’t have to work hard.”  (One assumes[…]

Covering Material or Promoting Authentic Student Learning?

For years, leading up to our respective retirements, I co-directed several state-wide professional development projects with a math education colleague from University of Central Missouri[…]

A Troubling Education Nomination

As a matter of perspective, I used to joke that ‘everyone considers themselves an expert on public education because each person was once a student.[…]

Pondering a Class Size of ‘Only’ 20

My own personal insights about education and teaching have often arrived in interesting contexts.  Earlier this summer I shared the case of the insight I[…]

What About That “Education Gap”?

I suppose this is natural for me, but I was intrigued by the idea of an “education gap” that the pundits claimed had emerged in[…]

Thinking and Right Answers – Part 2

Recently I ran into a quote on a t-shirt that makes a perfect segue for our earlier thoughts about thinking and right answers, and our[…]

Big Chief Tablets, Square Roots, and Calculators

I had today’s column already written – almost ready to submit.  Then I picked the morning paper out of the driveway this past Wednesday.  (Yes,[…]

Afraid To Think?

The comment was so ordinary that I’m surprised it stuck with me. This was years ago.  I had just finished a two-hour workshop on problem-solving[…]

Math, Science, and the Miss Perception Pageant

Years ago, I gave the keynote address at a statewide conference for math and science teachers.  I called it “The Miss Perception Pageant” and spoke[…]

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