Brain Frieze

No Teacher Failed by their Administration

NTFA may not have quite the ring to it as NCLB, but as I think about what the real issues are that have historically faced schools and the whole question of student achievement, I'm a bit perplexed that the finger of blame hasn't been pointed at the real culprits behind most "failing" public schools--their administration. Instead, the focus always seems to be on the classroom teacher, and their inability to reach all of their children and improve their standardized test scores....

Arne Duncan and the Disciples of Choice

I'll admit right up front that I don't know squat about Arne Duncan, the new Secretary of Education in the Obama Administration. I've heard others such as my friend Gary Stager rip into Secretary Duncan (and no one rips better than Gary), but with all things political I prefer to make my own judgments on these things. Now after reading some of the quotes from an...

Cavanaugh's Law

[After a prolonged absence, caused in no small part by my fascination with micro-blogging via twitter, it's finally time to start blogging again. Without further adieu...] I wanted to get this recorded for posterity's sake. You know, just in case it leads to a round of speaking engagements in far-flung exotic locales where technology conferences are held. Like Omaha.: Cavanaugh's Law: 60% of the time when you...