Today you told us you played your flute at dawn, prompting the revelation that we are all instruments, all the time. As we began in cross-legged position you observed that our "sits bones" are like that prong thing at the base of a cello. Try as I might, thinking "my [redacted] is a cello" did not help me sit up any straighter.
Inspired by Justin's use of OmniFocus to keep him on track for his walkthroughs, here is what I've come up with to help me manage at least the act of walking into teachers' classrooms. If you're conversant in OmniFocus vernacular, I essentially created a sequential project and, before I checked anything off, made a duplicate project which I marked as "on hold."
The real story is among Latino students. Colorado's average fourth-grade reading score for Latinos improved by 3 points over the past decade, while Florida's scores improved by 25 points.
My wife and I were both teachers in Florida when some of the reforms discussed in this article were put into place. While Florida does a lot of good things for a lot of kids, it's still all about high-stakes testing and school ratings.
What kind of lesson are we teaching kids when, in the name of punishing bullies, we turn into bullies ourselves?
Great song, too.
