Ideas Worth Sharing
Teachers sit through hours and hours of professional learning, but none were quite like this past weekend’s TEDx Birmingham where I had the privilege of being one of their Educator […]
Character Education
For the next four weeks, I’m fortunate enough to be part of an online class and community of educators devoted to learning more about character education and how to incorporate […]
Cold Temps, Warm Hearts – Part 2
Snowcation (noun) – an unplanned sleepover at school due to being snowed in When one becomes principal of a school in Atlanta, the last thing he would predict as part […]
Cold Temps, Warm Hearts – Part 1
Snow, ice, and surprise caught Atlanta off-guard last week causing thousands of residents to be stranded in their places of work, vehicles on the interstate, and even children spending the […]
Cheaters Never Prosper
I am often asked what I believe to be the biggest problems in education, and without hesitation, my reply is always cheating. According to a recent Stanford study, 86% of […]
Unleash Your Child to Dream
Many of our students are studying Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. I love teaching this speech not only because of its literary merit but because it […]
Midyear Tune-Up
Midyear Tune-Up.
Midyear Tune-Up
Just like cars need tune-ups for optimal performance, students can also benefit from academic tune-ups, and midyear is the perfect opportunity to do this. As the year progresses, students often […]
Resolve to be a Boring Family in 2014
This is the time of year for people to make resolutions – eat right, exercise more, read a certain number of books, make better grades, get more sleep, and while […]
Hope of the World
Hope of the World.
Teach with Class 