Learning Curve

I live in Steelers Country. I know this because there are many banners and flags proudly proclaiming this throughout Pittsburgh. One of...

Intentions can be funny, fleeting things, as anyone who has ever made a New Year’s resolution knows. Daily, messy, unpredictable life and...

In the beginning of September, I set out to be helpful, asking folks who had education questions to send them my way. Dalton’s curiosity...

The beginning of September always fills me with promise (go back & read my blog post, “Why are we still using letter grades?” from 9/5/18...

Talking to members of Francis W. Parker’s Class of 2019 has been a love of mine since 2013, when they entered the school as 7th graders,...

I recently returned from a whirlwind trip to Copenhagen where my eldest son has begun a semester abroad. It was a funny thing to realize...

Back-to-school season is a hard one for me. I so genuinely miss the excitement of returning to colleagues and students, hearing about...

When Sara and I talked about our school experiences last week, I had a hard time picking a grade that stood out for me. Academically, I...

Kris and I were together in the second-half of last week, doing some work with our National Alliance for Engagement-Based Education...

Somehow, impossibly, our hot, wet summer has trundled its way into August and I am realizing that in just a few short weeks it will be...