Eduleadership

If you don’t want teachers to send students to the office for low-level behaviors, make sure they have the power to give out low-level consequences. # # # # # # # #

Teacher throws desk & yells at students - what should we make of situations like this?

Math fact fluency matters. Memorization and knowledge matter, even if they sound old-fashioned.

We must be willing to do what’s unpleasant in the short term but necessary for students’ long-term benefit.

Focus on process, not outcome accountability.

Safety + Learning: two priorities above all.

Is academic tracking a bad thing? It’s inevitable to some extent at the high school level.

Should students fail if they don’t do the majority of their work? Grade inflation MUST come at the expense of learning.

Opposition to overhyped fads is not the same as political or social conservatism. We respect tradition because it’s a good guide to what works and what is unlikely to work.

Piippo don’t let students off the hook for doing their work!

Wait, how is hiring competitive if there are so many vacancies?

We want all students to get the credential of a high school diploma—but what if they get it without the learning they’ll need to succeed?

Prepare now to seriously compete for jobs in 2024.

A 50 and a 0 are both “F”s on the report card, but very different in the gradebook.

Fake equity or “Cosmequity” is just PR, not improvement that benefits students.

How “no grades lower than 50” policies destroy motivation for students who struggle academically.

Changing jobs is good for the profession. It needs to be easier.

How will students respond if we give them 50 points no matter how little work they do? Students are smart. They figure things out quickly.

50 points as the minimum grade, even for no work? That’s deception, not compassion. We can’t create equity by lying with statistics.

When Matthew McConaughey is your education guru, you end up with this kind of mess. Some good stuff, jumbled in with absolute nonsense.

Scam alert! Please report the account “eduleadershipofficial” Baeder, PhD (similar username but fake)

The Restorative Practice religion worships the underdog, at the expense of everyone else’s needs.

RPSurvey.com - let me know how Restorative Practice is working in your school. I’d especially like to learn more about places it’s working well.

“Repairing the harm” is bogus and one of the worst parts of Restorative Practice.

Bullying-related su1c1de lawsuits may be what puts an end to Restorative Practice. Staff resignations will be another big factor.

Martin here’s how we can tell if restorative practice actually has potential, or is just a grift. # # # # # #

Why are Restorative Practice advocates using religious language? Because their project has failed, and they're struggling to pivot.

Does suspension actually change student behavior? The answer will surprise a lot of people.

Now that we know restorative practice doesn’t work, advocates are saying it’s “reformist“ to expect it to. The gaslighting and pivot to religious language has begun.

Is To Kill A Mockingbird a racist book? Some teachers say it is.

Is calculus in high school really just an access issue?

What if feedback was just a conversation, with no positive or negatives? # # # # # # # #

Abby Zwerner’s lawsuit can proceed—judge rules that it’s NOT a worker’s comp issue.

Students need to develop self-discipline. What if parents aren’t helping?

Sensory rooms need a degree of adult management to ensure that students are safe and still challenged so they develop stamina.

Schools need to take bullying seriously, but it’s tricky

The mott-and-bailey restorative practices bait-and-switch: we’re already doing the good stuff, and advocates won’t admit the bad stuff they’re pushing.

Parents are competing for teacher talent for their school by the way they act.

Are kids really different today? Why might that be, if so? A few possibilities Music Academy ?

Principals NEED power to keep people safe. It’s unpleasant to think about, but 100% necessary.