Many State education agencies annual standardized math tests stress word problems in lieu of pure computation problems as they did 30...

My wife and I watched the Tom Hanks’ movie, Apollo 13 over the Holiday break. The movie has many memorable scenes of heroism and...

Educators test students throughout the school year. Students are frequently assessed via both formative and summative assessments ranging...

As an elementary principal, I would do my best to arrive at school at least 15 to 45 minutes prior to start of the opening school doors...

It is one of the primary functions of the campus administration’s job to support classroom teachers in improving core instruction and...

New teachers struggle in the classroom. We all did. When I started, I expected to be much better at teaching kids, and I was 32 years old...

I am of the belief that Title 1 academic education reformation involving high percentages of students classified as economically...

In late April of 2014, I was at central office for a meeting when I ran into another Title 1 elementary principal. The STAAR (State of...

‘Stop-Gap Resources’ are a moniker that I believe accurately describes their function when used in Title 1 schools or with students...

Mark Twain once said, “It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” This...

Time passes quickly. No argument there. I graduated from high school about 35 years ago, and although it does not seem like yesterday,...

If several human beings are involved in a common task and a successful outcome is to follow, positive interactions are of paramount...

Over the last couple decades, I have always been amazed at the inability of people to 'read' other people. It is a skill set we learn...

Hiring quality teachers is an absolute must to running an academically successful urban or rural Title 1 elementary school. Of course,...

With the globalization effects on the world economy, many traditional university degrees lack a structured pathway to professional work....

About 25 years ago, my University of Texas investment professor showed a picture on the overhead of an outhouse to the students in my...

In the last couple years, I have not given this topic serious consideration. Over the decade I was a Title 1 elementary principal,...

Most elementary school's State accountability performance ranking continue to demonstrate stagnant academic performance - school year...

Beethoven was deaf. But, he was not born deaf – which is a remarkably relevant fact. It is historically estimated he went deaf in his...

During my seven year career designing multi-million dollar state and federal highway bridges in Texas, I was the lead registered...