The horse is not thirsty
The horse is not thirsty It is really amazing of what is happening in education. Standards are increasing, yet ability is decreasing, but it is not just the ability; it is the lack of desire. When you are given everything, why should you work? What is the...Poem written in Sedona October 2016
Ancestral arena of my soul (trip to Sedona) By James Pesutich, Jr. 10/29/16 Towers perched in stone An eternal arena of Earth and Sky. Feeling the need to be alone As the midday sun strokes my middle eye. I want to hear The voices in the wind As...Teachers need to learn the basics
Teaching is very demanding, but teachers (yours truly included) make mistakes on the basics. We can usually agree that teaching is a very difficult job, but sometimes teachers (including me) make situations worse on the approach. Which of the following sounds...Importance of boundaries
Schools need to enforce boundaries and procedures. In the fall of 2006, during lunch, we had a fight between about twenty students and they were grouped up racially: African-Americans and Latino students. This incident was a culmination of appeasement policies...