Correction – Alanna has a deeper resume than I said September 26, 2015 I mentioned that Alanna Oswald is beginning her second year on the Minnesota Dept. of Ed. state-wide Title One Committee. Actually she is beginning… Continue Reading
Alanna on “teacher powered schools” September 15, 2015 I presume that none of the candidates for school board this year will be led around by the nose by any of today’s currently… Continue Reading
Fond Farewells – Karen Burmeister September 12, 2015 I drew some small attention to an art show “retrospective” for Loren Martell’s late wife Karen Burmeister in my blog about ten days ago…. Continue Reading
Puncturing the District’s denial September 11, 2015 I will begin this by reiterating one of my convictions. No child whose parents tend to his or her education at home will be… Continue Reading
Are our legislators making children dumber by depriving them of proper care… September 6, 2015 … and then expecting teachers to make up the difference? I tend to think that this argument has merit. Its outlined in a letter-to-the-editor… Continue Reading
Resilience August 30, 2015 There was a thought provoking story in the Sunday Trib about counseling for high school kids. Students at East High, including the very thoughtful… Continue Reading
Tony Stauber August 15, 2015 I was surprised and saddened today to learn that one of my School Board predecessors, Tony Stauber, died. Tony was part of a big… Continue Reading
Transparency Lessons August 15, 2015 A year ago Ann Redelfs who lives a few blocks away tried to enlist my help to save the trees along fourth Street from… Continue Reading
A Retired Superintendent’s View: Charter schools: A need addressed August 15, 2015 When I saw that my friend Ray Pearson had written a column for the Trib weighing in on Charter Schools I was a little… Continue Reading
Acronyms in the News: PSEO and MCA, August 12, 2015 Today’s Trib has two stories about public schools. The second story notes that many if not most Minnesota schools are failing to advertise the… Continue Reading
“Erroneous Impressions” August 6, 2015 I fenced with Chuck Frederick about a letter-to-the-editor supporting Art Johnston which did not pass muster. Chuck had his nose out of joint with… Continue Reading
The learning pyramid August 5, 2015 One of our staff emails was about a summer course in the learning pyramid. I’ve not made a study of this myself by my… Continue Reading
Dick Gastler – Another Denfeld superlative August 3, 2015 I’ve been over to talk to my neighbor Dick a couple times recently. A big celebration of his life has been canceled due to… Continue Reading
Shakespeare kick you in the rear July 8, 2015 My Buddy recently sent me a column which has echoed in other news sources for a few weeks. It might have been this one…. Continue Reading
Commands from Olympus April 3, 2015 Chair Seliga-Punyko sends her greetings: Harry, It has come to my attention that you have been publicly sharing private confidential data on your blog… Continue Reading
Bless you Mike Jaros April 2, 2015 I was very pleased to see that a couple letters to the editor appeared while I was busy tending to family business over the… Continue Reading
Thoughts on the RICO law April 2, 2015 Georgia just found a dozen Georgia teachers guilty of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Their crime? – cheating on student tests… Continue Reading
In defense of the liberal arts April 1, 2015 My Buddy sent me a good read from Fareed Zakaria panning our current political fad for STEM education. The quote he sent me to… Continue Reading
MAJ 1 – Restoration March 25, 2015 I can’t say much more about our closed meeting yesterday than the Duluth News Tribune reported. The School Board expelled two students as the… Continue Reading
The Lone Ranger March 20, 2015 I cranked out the two previous posts last night in about two hours and went back to bed certain that I needed to return… Continue Reading