I’ve often heard that education is a right that should be free and accessible to all, and I agree with this. Knowledge and learning should be available to everyone. However, not everyone has the right to be in the learning environment. A classroom must be respected by all, and students who choose to be disrespectful, … More School Is A Right, The Classroom Is A Privilege
The other day, I heard someone claim, “There is an all-out war on public education.” Hearing this, I couldn’t help but smile and shake my head. This statement not only reflects ignorance but also reveals how out of touch the speaker is. There isn’t an all-out war on public education; rather, people are frustrated with … More ALL OUT WAR
Education is an ever changing system. The problem is that it changes for all the wrong reasons. For decades education was focused on preparing students to enter factory work. This is why students sit in rows, work according to a bell schedule, and do monotonous assignments. A shift then occurred after World War II. The … More There Needs To Be A Shift
“There is no easy way. There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline” (Jocko Willink). In my last post, I stated that very little has changed in the public school system since its establishment 100+ years ago. When it comes to how a classroom … More Let This Be The Foundation
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