LABI and out-of-state donors still dominate BESE
It is so painful to me personally to review or recount the results of the BESE election this past weekend that I am grateful to Mercedes Schneider for having done an excellent job of telling the...
View ArticleLane Grigsby, Kingmaker and Education Manipulator
This is an excellent article by Sue Lincoln, veteran reporter, for The Bayou Brief about how Lane Grigsby and a few super rich businessmen decided to take over our public education system as part of an...
View ArticleJohn White's Pitiful Record as Louisiana's Education Reformer
After over 7 years of John White as Louisiana's education reformer, Louisiana ranks 47th on national reading and math tests, and 49th on the ACT.John White's propaganda mill had the unmitigated gall to...
View ArticleCommon Core and Ed Reform; Overwhelming Evidence of Failure
Louisiana adopted Common Core standards sight unseen.Louisiana adopted the Common Core State Standards in 2010, before they were even written, partly because the Louisiana power brokers (LABI) and some...
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Poverty vs District School Performance
This ranking lists all Louisiana school systems and certain individual schools in order of increasing poverty. The table includes the district performance scores and the letter grade as assigned by the...
View ArticleJohn White, Common Core, Education Reform, and the Widening Learning Gap
Where are we going with Louisiana education for the next 8 years of education reform? How did we get here? The education policy we have been pursuing for the last 10 years was actually created without...
View ArticleSchool Discipline Needs Enforcement!
Here is a youtube video featuring an Ohio teacher placed on Facebook by Lee Barrios, decrying the lack of support for teachers in maintaining discipline in the classroom. We have exactly the same...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Superintendent John White
John White has submitted his letter of resignation from the position of Louisiana State Superintendent of education.In his resignation letter White claims the following:"Louisiana is better educated...
View ArticleLouisiana's K-12 curriculum is not preparing students for college or for life!
Part I of a two part examination of our failing graduation standardsThe Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education announced recently that only 18% of our students are succeeding in college.At the...
View ArticleSome of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut
Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills?Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited practical knowledge essential to success in most jobs and everyday...
View ArticleAlmost Everything Recently Done in the Name of Education Reform Has Backfired
Here is an article informing us that the reduction of recess time so that children could spend more time being drilled for the almighty standardized tests has actually resulted in lower test...
View ArticleWhy Education Reform is Failing
Education reform is based on wishful thinking, not scienceStarting with the No Child Left Behind Law in 2002 and then proceeding to The Race to the Top, and now to The Every Student Succeeds Act, every...
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America Needs More Science and Less Stupid Politics
Note to readers of this blog: Most of my readers know that I started my career in education as a science teacher at the high school level. I still consider myself primarily a science teacher. That’s...
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Warning! Sending Our Children to School This Fall May be Deadly!
Researchers Find That Children May Carry High Coronavirus Loads in Their Nasal Cavities.Many Louisiana public school parents are in the process of deciding on options for their children's school...
View ArticleWhy Distance Learning Will Always be Just a Supplement to Classroom Learning
The Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns have destroyed a major myth upon which some of the recent attempted reforms to public education are based. The myth is that classroom teachers can be replaced with...
View ArticleScience vs Superstition and Stupid Politics
More than 40 years ago the brilliant musician Stevie Wonder released an interesting and highly relevant song called: "Superstition". Part of the lyrics to the song are as follows: When you believe in...
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My new book on parenting is coming soon!I have been very busy for the last year and a half researching and writing this book on parenting. It is based on the latest research about why and how children...
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Parenting According to Nature Now Available on AmazonI am very happy to announce that my book on parenting is now available here on Amazon! The eBook version is only $6.99. The paperback is $15.99I...
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Parenting According to Nature: Excerpt #1Why cultural learning is now a critical part of rearing childrenThis excerpt from my new book describes examples of why teaching our children is so important...
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Louisiana Rediscovers the Career Diploma(Includes an excerpt from my new book, Parenting According to Nature) This is an article in the national publication, Real Clear Policy, touting Louisiana’s...
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Hidden Threats to Our ChildrenParenting Excerpt #3 Many American parents today are losing control of the social lives of their children. Children today are being exposed to serious dangers coming from...
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Important notice to all teachers I am pleased to announce that my new book on parenting titled Parenting According to Nature will be available from Amazon as a Countdown Deal in the Kindle or eBook...
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Converting Public Schools into ChartersIs the privatized “business” approach producing better results?School reform supporters for years have promoted the conversion of public schools into charter...
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The Inconvenient Truths About Education ReformDuring the last 16 years, the agencies in charge of public education in Louisiana, namely the Louisiana Legislature and the Board of Elementary and...
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Defeating the Purpose of EducationMost people would agree that the primary purpose of education is to prepare children for a good and productive life. Having been involved in education for over 50...
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