More and more older Americans are blaming immigrants for wrecking “our” economy, along with everything else. Many believe immigrant children, especially “illegal ones,” are siphoning too much funding out of public schools. The only "foreigners" I encountered growing up in Nashville in the 50’s …
EDUCATION’S COVERT APARTHEID
(Part 1 of 3 posts) Most people concerned about education today (teachers, parents, and students) admit this country uses at least two systems, which they usually define as public vs. private schools. But the vast majority believe both systems have the same goal, preparing students for …
THREE MIRACULOUS GIFTS!
They really are magic! You can’t touch, wear, or eat them. If I merely tell you about them you probably won’t believe me, because they challenge so much of what we’ve been taught. So I’m enclosing links you can use to find them yourself (like a holiday scavenger hunt). The first gift appeared …
FEAST OR FAMINE!
(PART OF A SERIES ON TEACHING WHAT REALLY MATTERS) START FEASTING EARLY! The Global Education conference November 2017 invites everyone to take advantage of their generous, FREE feast of symposiums and presentation posted …
HARD TIMES – AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THEM!
Wow! What "interesting times we live in," as the old Chinese curse would have it. Yep, they're definitely here. We need to stay strong now more than ever, and as educators, as positive as possible. As James Baldwin put it wisely, but poignantly, "We can't tell the children there's no hope." But …
