Hello John, Happy Holidays! A friend, who has been consulting for years, recently asked me why I keep writing and working. Obviously, the primary reason is that I know how important schools are to our children's well-being and futures. The challenge is to create just one or two districts who fully understand that everything begins with literacy and that it really isn't hard to teach every child to read and do basic math - if a district employs all the resources at their disposal. Then, every other district can follow their example. Who will be first and get all the "glory?" Best, Bill
Thanks for today's commentary, Bill. I believe these issues are exactly what separate excellence from mediocrity and worse.
The unfortunate propensity for central office to often unwittingly act as an anchor and their failure to capitalize upon campus excellence are [in my humble opinion] the primary reasons our public schools and students are not universally successful.
Hello John, Happy Holidays! A friend, who has been consulting for years, recently asked me why I keep writing and working. Obviously, the primary reason is that I know how important schools are to our children's well-being and futures. The challenge is to create just one or two districts who fully understand that everything begins with literacy and that it really isn't hard to teach every child to read and do basic math - if a district employs all the resources at their disposal. Then, every other district can follow their example. Who will be first and get all the "glory?" Best, Bill
Thanks for today's commentary, Bill. I believe these issues are exactly what separate excellence from mediocrity and worse.
The unfortunate propensity for central office to often unwittingly act as an anchor and their failure to capitalize upon campus excellence are [in my humble opinion] the primary reasons our public schools and students are not universally successful.