Should public school districts be responsible for special education services of students in private and parochial schools? How do they manage this when they have financial problems serving the … Read More
Articles about “Reading Wars” Meant to Divide Teachers and Parents!
A wave of recent articles about reading trick parents and educators into thinking teachers are not teaching reading and are not being trained to teach reading correctly. The opinion pieces are written … Read More
Halloween and The Value of Make-Believe to Reading and Emotional Development
It is not mere childish escapism. There is a political aspect to it – we won’t try to change this world unless we are able to imagine another reality. One could say all change starts with … Read More
The Dangers of SEL Assessment Data to Students with LD Social Disabilities and Autism
Today, I would like to bring attention to the dangers of social-emotional learning assessment to a segment of our student population. The focus on behavior is becoming the new purpose of school, … Read More
Will Teachers Be Accountable to Make “Happy” Students?
Here comes VAM for social-emotional learning! Controversy erupted years ago over holding teachers accountable for academic test scores. VAM (Value Added Measurement) was supposed to have been put … Read More