Month : June, 2018

Classroom Management: Consensus on Ends, Not Means

June 4, 2018Sandy Merz Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Teacher Leadership

Soon, if not already, many schools will start revisiting their classroom management systems. In his “news” letter (his quotations) this week, Jonah Goldberg provides an excellent jumping off point for these discussions: “[W]e need to return to the idea of ideological and

Addressing Dyslexia in Arizona, Part 3

June 3, 2018Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Literacy, Professional Development

As the year ended for my students and me, and we finally received their AZELLA results, I examined the test scores with a mixture of mostly pride in my students’ progress, along with a bit of sadness and a good