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Just saw a video from a principal with a large online following. He was reminding educators that they have a “responsibility to love all of their students”. That’s a sweet sentiment, but it’s wrong. As educators, they have a responsibility to teach all of their students, hold…

“Student voice must inform decision making” A quote from our new superintendent.

"Union leaders' power has remained unchecked for far too long," DFI's @GinnyGentles says during her testimony before the @GOPHELP Subcommittee hearing on empowering families for better educational results.

OUR (Outdoor Unstructured Recess) > SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Since the education industry loves acronyms so much, I figured I’d fight fire with fire.

As instructional leaders and authority figures, teachers must act as thermostats to set the climate and conditions in their classrooms rather than as thermometers that simply react to the passing storms. Admins, you must do this for the entire school and support your teachers.

Check this out @JeremyTate41. The NEA wants to lower standards for homeschooling families.

Last week, @Freedom_in_Ed had the privilege of sharing information & our resources with the hundreds of teachers who attended the Teacher Freedom Summit. One teacher, with tears in her eyes, thanked us & said it’s the first time she felt like she was truly treated like a…

I was under the impression we were no longer funding DEI in government schools. @EDSecMcMahon @tichenor4ky @Hodgson4KY @CallowayforKy

I don’t think these stats accomplish what he was intending to accomplish.

Freedom in Education has an amazing alternative to SEL with a lot of free resources focusing on virtues. freedomined.org/enhancing-educ…

An education that fails to cultivate virtue is an incomplete education.

Some people swear by inquiry-based and project-based learning over explicit instruction even though we’ve seen a decline in literacy and math since their inception. Other people swear by SEL and other “mental health initiatives” in schools even though we’ve seen an increase in…

My daughter and I knew nothing about “Working Memory” or “Long Term Memory” when this conversation took place, but now that I know, it makes sense. There’s research to support it, but it truly is just common sense.

Our brilliant animated stories of real American Heroes have reached over 1.7 million views across platforms!! I couldn't be prouder. Our latest animation is on Mary Cardwell Dawson, a trailblazing opera impresario who paved the way for hundreds of black performers to expand their…

“I’ve found that making the analogy to some hobby students really care about can help them to better understand the importance of proper studying and motivate students to put in the effort.”

You’ve heard it: “Let students discover the answer.” 🔁 Explore. Wonder. Maybe learn? @SciInTheMaking tried that. It didn’t work. Now she teaches with clarity, repetition, and structure—and her students thrive. She’s not guessing. She’s teaching. open.spotify.com/episode/0AJRKf…

A coach recently told me that the parent of one kid who didn’t make the team confronted him after tryouts and questioned the decision. He then demanded his kid get a spot on the team. Parents, if your kid doesn’t make the team, use it as a teaching moment and opportunity for…

Over the weekend, we watched the documentary “Breaking 2” about one group’s attempt to break the two hour marathon time. As a runner I was in awe of the discipline, physical and mental strength, and perseverance of those involved. Of course, I couldn’t help but think about all…

We’ve got the extensive (& expensive) research to support how effective explicit instruction is but at the end of the day, it’s just common sense. Even if you don’t know all the reasons why it’s effective, you know that it is. The mental gymnastics required to pretend otherwise…

Expertise isn't about having more working memory, it's about needing less of it. Experts automate many components in long-term memory and can recognise meaningful patterns instantly, bypassing the need to process individual elements. ⬇️ 🧵