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More parents need to hear “no, your little Timmy isn’t acting out because he’s bored” I’ve seen plenty of gifted kids behave plenty well and plenty of mediocre kids acting out but mommy is running defense because she refuses to acknowledge that little Timmy isn’t perfect

“There’s no time for x” and yet here we are, sitting for 60 minutes in a cafeteria, talking about a minor change to the teacher evaluation form via a poorly designed 27 slide PowerPoint, while our test scores are at the bottom of the state and behavior is embarrassingly dismal.

Kathryn Ecclestone and Dennis Hayes warned about this in their fascinating book.

BREAKING: SCHOOL HAS RULES. More as we get it. To recap: 1. School has vandalism problem in toilets 2. School keeps toilets locked during lessons 3. School also has system for permitting loo trips when necessary during lessons 4. Campaigners: WE DON’T LIKE THE DOOR STYLE 5.

ADHD: once a disorder, now a brand. This is how corporations use media to repackage psychiatric labels—transforming ADHD into something "cool," "creative," even aspirational. Being labeled used to carry stigma. But when marketing reframes it as the trait of musicians,

We used to tell kids that it was good if they were a little stressed about school—would keep them focused and showed they cared Now we tell them that they have a generalized anxiety disorder, their teacher is oppressing them, and mommy should complain to Mrs. Teacher’s principal

A life lesson I wish I learned earlier: Self-doubt is the cost of entry. If you’re doing something meaningful, you’re going to question yourself. That’s not a sign to stop. It’s a sign you’re on the path. Keep going. The people you admire are the ones who had the courage to act.

Another consequence of allowing disruptive students to stay in the classroom is that it sends the message to everyone in the room that education isn’t that important.

The belief that it is somehow bad to manage behaviour in a school is a classic luxury belief. It is likely only held by those who don't work in schools. It is similar to the view that we should defund the police, held by wealthy liberals who don't live in inner cities.

Toilet shutters installed. This is exactly what schools should do. The number of kids going to the toilet in lessons & between is ridiculous. Always same kids. The proliferation of toilet passes also ridiculous. yorkpress.co.uk/news/25235464.…

If you want to know someone's TRUE beliefs about liberty, civil rights, governmental tyranny, and equal treatment under the law, you simply need to look at what they supported during the 'Covid-19 pandemic'. Everything else is theoretical and lip service.

I am an advocate for parent’s rights in education. As a parent myself, that will always be the case. Parents have every right to advocate. But… Advocacy without involvement is misguided and leads to entitlement. If you haven’t checked a backpack, opened the gradebook, or

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Considering dyslexia is defined as difficulty in reading accuracy, fluency, and/or comprehension despite adequate instruction and support, and that reading instruction today often fails to meet that bar, it’s reasonable to assume many diagnoses stem not from disability, but from

And this is why cute quotes from great men and women don’t map well onto the real world. Especially, apparently, in education, where everyone feels like they can have a punt.