I have never been too keen on doing “New Year’s Resolutions”. Besides the fact that I have a hard time sticking to them, I just feel they are too artificial. I can’t help but think how silly my New Year’s Resolutions made in January of 2020 would have looked after March 13th when all schools were closed in Pennsylvania. A…
Month: December 2020
Data Rich, Theory Poor
We live in a world of data. Maybe it’s more accurate to say, we live in an era of extensive data gathering. Our cell phones gather data about us, corporations gather data on their customers and products, governments gather data on the effectiveness of programs, farmers gather data about weather patterns and crop rotations, the list goes on. Schools Produce…
Uncomfortable Truths About Schools (In the Age of COVID-19)
Let the handwringing begin. I read today about the shock that “studies” are showing that students are “falling behind” as a result of remote learning. Really? Do you need to do a study to have this revelation? Instead of a study, just ask any educator or parent and you would have found out that students are not learning at the…


