This spring, the Next Generation of Science Standards (NGSS) was released. This suite of science standards is being discussed, considered and adopted across the country. Some states will adopt NGSS...
As the hit AMC show Breaking Bad prepares to end its run this August, it is easy to see what made the show so compelling. In addition to the stellar...
Every kid looks forward to summer. You stay up later, sleep in, swim, and go to camp all day long. There's no homework or tests, and your family takes that...
A plethora of important issues regarding public education vie for attention today. This makes it difficult to choose one thing that I, as a veteran teacher, would change to improve...
Thirty years ago, we learned from the report A Nation At Risk: the Imperative for Educational Reform that American students lagged far behind their international peers on a number of benchmarks. The findings...
Early in my career, before I was married, I admit that I enjoyed all the comments and attention that came with being a male elementary school teacher. "Awww, that's so...