Our memories of our national history only last as long as they appear to be of value. Our students should know that. Robert E. Lee was a racist traitor who led the slaughter of more American soldiers than any other military leader in the history of the United States. That fact was pretty obvious to most Americans in 1865, in 1870, even in 1875. It continued to be clear, at least north…

The inherent racism behind the phrase “Blue Lives Matter” is obvious, but the “Thin Blue Line" flag is far more sinister. — Category: Pet Peeve (yeah, one of many) I have to work to not get furious every time I hear or see the phrase, “Blue Lives Matter,” and I could get even crazier when I see that ridiculous “Blue Lives Matter — Thin Blue Line" flag. My anger represents why American…

The answer to what happened between Derek Chauvin and George Floyd doesn’t begin with police reform. We need to change our basic beliefs about how schools operate, and we need to push the “record” button. (a George Floyd anniversary post) The murder of George Floyd didn’t begin in the amorality…

More important than reimagining police services and funding is stopping the school to prison (and death) pipeline at the start (a George Floyd anniversary post) — This is certainly an unfair observation but, within the county that surrounds the city I live in, or along the interstate highways I typically drive, I have never seen a police officer stopping a pickup truck less than 25-years-old driven by a white male.

How you answer this question says a great deal about your views of education and your understanding of research. — I have often asked teachers, especially reading teachers, what they usually see as a trick question… “what letters are not on the keyboard?” With the most common answer being, “they’re all there.” …

That I’ve never known the work of this woman is one more misogynist crime against history. — SpeEdChange.Women’s.History.Month “The names of three children in a reading class are George, Lucy , and Frank . George has just read a paragraph aloud and the teacher has called upon Lucy to read the same. When Lucy reads that paragraph what should be her motive — to express the thought…

Neither the federal government, nor any of our states, can point to any academic measurement used that says anything of value about our children. — SpeEdChange.at.Medium “The way we need to measure ourselves as educators,” I have told many, many people, “is by how many choices our children have when they turn 30.” When I repeated that to people at MichiganFuture recently, I found myself comparing this measurement — one which at first glance seems…

SpeEdChange.at.Medium “Cancel Culture” is one of the right wing’s big frauds right now. They claim that doubting the worship of slaveowners, racists, imperialists, and others who chose to diminish other human beings is a bad thing for white people. That is an absolute untruth. …

SpeEdChange.at.Medium “Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday due to injuries sustained while on-duty, physically engaging with protesters at the US Capitol, a statement said. “Sicknick, a 12-year veteran of the force, was “responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the US Capitol and was injured while physically…