In my prior post, I began to outline the potential impact of President Trump’s still forming education team and agenda. It is critical to remember that as he fills his Cabinet positions and defines his relationship with the Republican-controlled Congress,
Read MoreWhat Does a “President Trump” Mean for Education?
My friends know that two of my major personal and professional interests merged this week, as conversations began about the future of education policy in America after the election. Thus, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about the potential
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Pressures of Teaching: Decreasing Our Effectiveness?
It’s football season! A few weeks ago, I heard someone talking about a kicker who missed an easy field goal and lost the game. You’ve seen this type of situation before, right? The game is nearly over, the team is
Read MoreTeaching and Practicing the Civics of Voting
Disclaimer: Stories from School Arizona guidelines compel contributors to write about issues, like elections, that impact education and to not write about people, like candidates. Accordingly, any similarity between what follows and real people is coincidental. Cue the laugh track.
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Oh The Places of School Choice
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.” ~Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Educators, riddle me this: How many of us actually send our personal children
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An Argument For Physics First in AZ
Why in the world do we teach science the way we do? Lets radically change the way we teach STEM in our schools in this state! Like most other states, we teach in a sequence that goes something like this: Freshman-
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Teaching the Hard Stuff: Behavior
As a preschool special education teacher, I think about behavior—A LOT! In my classroom, behavior is communication and my students are learning to communicate effectively. This leads to many interesting moments! When there are behavior “problems,” I don’t blame kids
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Between the Bells
BETWEEN THE BELLS A Play by Alaina Adams A sequel to Angela Buzan’s “Before the Bell” and Donnie Dicus’ “The End of the Day” Setting: An urban public high school in Phoenix. Compilation of events between first hour and 9th
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Running and Testing
For the past several months I have been training for a half marathon. Myself and several other colleagues each had a different, unique training regiment leading up to the race. I needed to begin early and gradually increase the distance
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The Teacher Shortage is REAL
I used to think the teacher shortage was more of a statistic than a reality. Sure, I believed it was happening in other schools. But I have been relatively unaffected in my own professional life (thank goodness!). This year, things
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