Over the course of my life, I have engaged in deep thought about engineering, economic and educational processes; yet analytical thinking...

This blog is very long, but I hope it is helpful to teachers, administrators and educational advocates. Due to its length, I have also...

Let’s begin our short chat with the reality of the professional world.  When I was in my sixth year of teaching in 2001, my principal...

Professional frustration occurs in every job to varying degrees; however, I have never experienced the same levels of isolated...

Several decades ago, I attended an August meeting with the associate superintendent of elementary schools in a large urban school...

There is a companion white paper to this blog that includes an executive summary. An interested educator may find that short...

Over the last four decades, I have come to realize that a myriad of qualitative evaluations are processed in real time during job...

In 2011, Senate Bill (SB) 6 was signed into law, and it permitted Texas school district administrators the freedom to choose their own...

The vast majority of states have moved toward digital standardized testing. They have done this for a couple reasons. First, MONEY! It...

On July 20th, 1969, mankind demonstrated the ability to place men on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. This space journey is...

About twenty-five years ago, I was a passenger in a car returning to Austin. I was part of a three-member structural engineering team on...

After years of visiting Title 1 elementary charters and traditional public schools, I am constantly amazed at the minimal number of...

NOPE! The usual suspects of endless blame are not the reason poor academic math results in American public schools. In fact, a...

I have heard the expression – Teaching to the Test – for many years, but I had not deeply considered the thinking behind the phrase until...

The daily teaching of math word problems is essential if students are to become adept problem solvers. The consistency of a daily routine...

The famous American political phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid” is attributed to James Carville and coined during Bill Clinton's...

Small Gaps Widen to Larger Chasms While hiking the 500-mile-long El Camino in Spain a couple of summers ago, a small pain ensued on the...

I am thinking of a two digit number between 30 and 40 that is both an even number and a multiple of 8. Can you guess the number? As...

About 15 years ago, I attended weekly central administrator meetings as an elementary program supervisor in a large urban Texas school...

Earlier this summer I was talking to a seasoned elementary teacher that is a standout educator and asset to the profession. She mentioned...