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Joel 2:12: Yet even now...
Oak Park, IL (raised in Randallstown, MD)
Oak Park, IL (raised in Randallstown, MD)
Won‘t watch the video, but is there a sport where being in the middle 40 yards is good? (It’s not football, it’s not soccer- don’t want to be stuck in midfield in either)
is the there something outside of sports I’m not getting?
“What falls in the 40 yards“ just doesn't make sense
is the there something outside of sports I’m not getting?
“What falls in the 40 yards“ just doesn't make sense
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Won‘t watch the video, but is there a sport where being in the middle 40 yards is good? (It’s not football, it’s not soccer- don’t want to be stuck in midfield in either)
is the there something outside of sports I’m not getting?
“What falls in the 40 yards“ just doesn't make sense
is the there something outside of sports I’m not getting?
“What falls in the 40 yards“ just doesn't make sense
an affront to all musical loving americans
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
an affront to all musical loving americans
Car Talk Forever
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Car Talk Forever
ok finally pressed play on this. Wowzers it’s good
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ok finally pressed play on this. Wowzers it’s good
There‘s an attempt now to layer political lines onto the issue of structured reading (phonics+content) and that’s a bad idea.
1. It doesn’t reflect reality: While the Miss. miracle is real, it isn’t the only place to get it right. And it was led by folk from MD
2. It creates more opposition
1. It doesn’t reflect reality: While the Miss. miracle is real, it isn’t the only place to get it right. And it was led by folk from MD
2. It creates more opposition
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There‘s an attempt now to layer political lines onto the issue of structured reading (phonics+content) and that’s a bad idea.
1. It doesn’t reflect reality: While the Miss. miracle is real, it isn’t the only place to get it right. And it was led by folk from MD
2. It creates more opposition
1. It doesn’t reflect reality: While the Miss. miracle is real, it isn’t the only place to get it right. And it was led by folk from MD
2. It creates more opposition
I think that’s good!
when common core was ”an Obama thing” it become a lighting rod. Now all the core elements are part of core policy nationwide and it has no idealogical valence. its Just good teaching
when common core was ”an Obama thing” it become a lighting rod. Now all the core elements are part of core policy nationwide and it has no idealogical valence. its Just good teaching
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I think that’s good!
when common core was ”an Obama thing” it become a lighting rod. Now all the core elements are part of core policy nationwide and it has no idealogical valence. its Just good teaching
when common core was ”an Obama thing” it become a lighting rod. Now all the core elements are part of core policy nationwide and it has no idealogical valence. its Just good teaching
But are there teachers who are fed and leaving. 100%. i know some. You probably do too. But it’s a massive profession. knowing individuals doesn’t tell us the broader trends.
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
But are there teachers who are fed and leaving. 100%. i know some. You probably do too. But it’s a massive profession. knowing individuals doesn’t tell us the broader trends.
One of the many areas of Ed policy where having a coherent policy is really hard. It simply isn’t the case that good teachers are all fed up and leaving. We have some communities with too many teachers, others staffing is a challenge but not any more so now than in earlier decades.
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
One of the many areas of Ed policy where having a coherent policy is really hard. It simply isn’t the case that good teachers are all fed up and leaving. We have some communities with too many teachers, others staffing is a challenge but not any more so now than in earlier decades.
Some of this is due to a lack of transparency- a basic question like what reading curriculum does my kid‘s school use is a massive policy question (touches on millions of tax spending, approach to instruction, etc) and very hard for someone who isn’t going to every board meeting to answer
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Some of this is due to a lack of transparency- a basic question like what reading curriculum does my kid‘s school use is a massive policy question (touches on millions of tax spending, approach to instruction, etc) and very hard for someone who isn’t going to every board meeting to answer
I’d take the opposite side of that bet. Any attempt at national ed policy is doomed to be incoherent.
For example, people talk about the failure of common core as an example of how broken National Ed discourse is. Meanwhile they don’t realize that common core is essentially the law of the land
For example, people talk about the failure of common core as an example of how broken National Ed discourse is. Meanwhile they don’t realize that common core is essentially the law of the land
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I’d take the opposite side of that bet. Any attempt at national ed policy is doomed to be incoherent.
For example, people talk about the failure of common core as an example of how broken National Ed discourse is. Meanwhile they don’t realize that common core is essentially the law of the land
For example, people talk about the failure of common core as an example of how broken National Ed discourse is. Meanwhile they don’t realize that common core is essentially the law of the land
every single moment- even when she’s crumbling or scared- still fine!
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
every single moment- even when she’s crumbling or scared- still fine!
Not enough discourse about Hedda. Watched it last weekend That movie is incredible!!
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Not enough discourse about Hedda. Watched it last weekend That movie is incredible!!
I will NOT cede that they were even "annoying"- middle aged women are great! Often helpful, good to chat with, pretty humble, passionate. They're nurses, teachers- like the best people
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I will NOT cede that they were even "annoying"- middle aged women are great! Often helpful, good to chat with, pretty humble, passionate. They're nurses, teachers- like the best people
This is a great point! Some of it may be generational- I was a kid in peak Outside the Lines, whereas I was in my late 20s early 30s for that Grantland run. (I also mourn Real Sports and the Sport Reporters (loved that even as a kid!))
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is a great point! Some of it may be generational- I was a kid in peak Outside the Lines, whereas I was in my late 20s early 30s for that Grantland run. (I also mourn Real Sports and the Sport Reporters (loved that even as a kid!))
Knowing a few ballon art/sculpture peopl- I have to think Jordon was connected to this…
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Knowing a few ballon art/sculpture peopl- I have to think Jordon was connected to this…
90,000 people live on that island (Gonave)
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
90,000 people live on that island (Gonave)
These lived on much longer in school food breakfasts. Maybe not the brand but the form
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
These lived on much longer in school food breakfasts. Maybe not the brand but the form
(bring back phonics is still the "bring back phonics of our time) (also teach content!)
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
(bring back phonics is still the "bring back phonics of our time) (also teach content!)
I actually think A LOT of people would care about the impact and outcomes of technical k12 edu policy. But a much smaller number would be able to dig into and make a difference on the actual policies themselves. The details are both obscure and hard to manage. Statewide policy doesn't get you there
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I actually think A LOT of people would care about the impact and outcomes of technical k12 edu policy. But a much smaller number would be able to dig into and make a difference on the actual policies themselves. The details are both obscure and hard to manage. Statewide policy doesn't get you there
It would be nice is "getting mad at Dems" could fix this but I bet the school boards of the High Schools don't even know about grade inflation in their schools. This type of problem is like single staircase reform in housing- really technical and hard to pinpoint unless you really are immersed
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It would be nice is "getting mad at Dems" could fix this but I bet the school boards of the High Schools don't even know about grade inflation in their schools. This type of problem is like single staircase reform in housing- really technical and hard to pinpoint unless you really are immersed
It's not that this isn't important, but it demands strong hyper local coverage by people who "get" education. Chalkbeat is a step in this direction (but even they focus too much on the political beat and not enough on the actual work of teaching and learning as it happens in schools)
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's not that this isn't important, but it demands strong hyper local coverage by people who "get" education. Chalkbeat is a step in this direction (but even they focus too much on the political beat and not enough on the actual work of teaching and learning as it happens in schools)
The problem is making something that is hyper local too salient at a national level. The "fix" is at the school board level (and really not even their it's at the individual school and maybe even dept. level). There is no promise a national or even state figure can make to genuinely "fix" this
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The problem is making something that is hyper local too salient at a national level. The "fix" is at the school board level (and really not even their it's at the individual school and maybe even dept. level). There is no promise a national or even state figure can make to genuinely "fix" this