God created the Earth in six days and rested on the seventh. While God was resting, the devil created subtraction facts. And, to most...

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A frustrating math moment I remember as a ten year old is decimal numbers and understanding both place value and value of the digits...

When I was in high school, I could hold my own in both wrestling and distance running. I was a respectable high school athlete – never...

Teaching preparation revolves around daily lesson plans – a structured instructional approach to ensure the teacher is ready for the...

I have never met a person in over half a century that has done poorly on a task and felt good about it – absolutely satisfied with the...

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About 30 years ago, I read a short book called, “The One Minute Manager” by Kenneth Blanchard. I was intrigued at the author’s Shamu...

When your kindergarten and first grade students practice counting by 1’s in your classrooms, how far is far enough? Public and private...

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

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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,...

The goal of modern day math classrooms is to equip students to solve everyday math problems. There are lots of approaches to developing...

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Many Title 1 elementary schools yield chronic academic performance year after year, and if the elementary schools struggle – the feeder...

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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...

After a night out at a local comedy venue with friends, we sat down a restaurant for a late night breakfast and conversation. Of course,...

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

Nope. You are wrong. This is not a religious essay – at least not in the traditional sense of Heaven. Four decades ago, when my brother...

There are many, many moving parts on an elementary campus. A typical elementary campus houses as many as seven grade levels ranging from...