The Education Establishment Does Not Understand Disruptive Innovation
Over the past week, we've seen some cautionary signs coming out of some of the new public school designs in k-12 education. We've seen certain growing pains from the "flexible school" model coming...
View ArticleThe Mob Mentality, Not Factual Evidence, Is Hampering Education Reform
Last year, Anthony Cody, a prominent NEA member and author of an Education Week blog titled, "Living in Dialogue." wrote more than 80 posts in 2013 about the Common Core, and others specifically about...
View ArticleForget Common Core. How about Common Ethics and Morality?
I was gearing up to write a scathing piece that lambasted the Georgia Assembly for their reckless disregard for students and educators and their blind loyalty towards Jeffersonian, state-controlled...
View ArticleThe Importance of Teaching Ethics, Part 2
From a story at UGA, to one that hits closer to home: high school sports. Let me reiterate why it is so important that rules are rules, but "doing the right thing" in sports and in life is far more...
View ArticleRaising a Moral Child
The final segment of my three part blog post about ethics and public education is basically a reference post. I came across a NY Times article from last week that I found quite interesting. Titled,...
View ArticleEducation Reform Starts In The Home
Every once in a while, a comment on a blog, or a blog topic itself, really gets under my skin. The last time this happened was when UGA Football Coach Mark Richt decided not to discipline 4 players...
View ArticleA Plea For Common Ethics: The Final Chapter
This is my final post in a series about the importance of ethics in public education reform. Conveniently, I received a note from a reader of my blog post that was republished in the AJC about the...
View ArticleGA State School Superintendent Election Is Moment Of Truth for Ed Reform in...
This year's election for GA State School Superintendent is not getting the same microphone as the races for Governor and US Senator - nor should it. However, for those of us who follow national, state...
View ArticleThe Verdict is in: Ed Reform in Georgia At Risk
Now that the recount on the GOP side of the election for State School Superintendent has been completed, it is clear that Georgia's recent ed reforms are at risk. Richard Woods, the GOP nominee,...
View ArticleWhy Youth Sports Are Essential To Public Education
Now that many of our public schools are back in session, I'm sure we'll be hearing more about budget problems and the philosophy of "addition by subtraction." Time and time again, we hear from...
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