Founder’s Blog
The purpose of my blog is to inspire each reader to wonder, find a spark within, and consider the impact of words shared by others and myself. The subjects are a smorgasbord of ideas, opinions, and random thoughts from the past, present, and future. Many are quotations from personal readings and my writing which is an (op. ed.) Now I am confused. At a minimum, the blog is eclectic and most of all, I seek a more literate society.
Gen. Mark Miley
"The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and the principal military advisor to the president, secretary of defense, and national security council. The current chairman, Army General Mark Milley,…
Technology & Learning
"48% of teachers believe students retain more information across all subjects when learning through technology." NCES data 2018-19
Words Matter
"Each day, our tribe of language holds what we call the world together. Yet the uttering of the word reveals how each of us relentlessly creates. Everyone is an artist. Each person brings sound out of silence and coaxes the invisible to become…
LITERACY
"Literacy gives students the power to access any type of information -- and communicate that information and knowledge -- whenever they want. By building strong literacy skills, students are equipped for success in later grades, the workforce,…
Companionship
"Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each…
History & choice
If Mr. Friedlander were a teacher in a public high school in Florida today, he would be fired for teaching subjects that made students feel uncomfortable. "Moms for Liberty" would have their knives out for him. So much for a half-century of…
Educational Censorship
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/27/american-history-slavery-race-relations/
Literary & ED. Equity
Literacy and educational equity are closely tied to student relationships with teachers and their sense of belonging. The white paper, At the Heart of Literacy Instruction: Relationships and Belonging by Beth Pandolpho
Life Skills over College
"Americans think K-K12 schools should put a higher priority on preparing students for careers and basic life skills rather than college readiness, according to a fairly new survey on the purpose of Education." Populace / MA. research via public…