I don’t have 30 years of experience in public schools. I’ve never been a principal and I’ve never ran a school. But I have a few ideas that, I think, make some sense. There are others like me – young and full of passion with bright ideas designed to actually improve teaching and learning...

I recognize that when I have children of my own, it will be up to me and my wife to be the primary teachers/advisors/mentors of our children. There will be days where we become doctors, judges, construction workers and artists because the role of a parent is one that encompasses multiple...

These days, there isn’t much that I am super happy about when it comes to my job and my school; but today I had a reason to smile. I chose to write about what I am going to say on here because as many of you know I am a blogger on the Huffington Post; many of the folks who comment on my...

Colleagues, We face a pivotal moment in the history of our school. Last week, our school was embarrassed by the poor decisions made by a number of our students, both past and present, via videos posted on YouTube. As you are all aware, these videos depict our school in a negative...

Please forgive me if I sound like an old man but I have to get onto my soap box. So I gave my babies (my students) an assignment in my research and study skills class. Of course these kids are bitching (for lack of a better term), but I don’t care. They need to do this assignment...

I didn’t mean to steal Dr. Cornel West’s book title, but indeed, there is hope…on a tight rope, and each day that I am in the classroom, I walk on that tightrope, carrying 140 students, doing my best to remain balanced. My job is very stressful. We have a lot of mandates to make sure...

Before I married my wife, I got to know her first. Once we got to know each other, we eased into a romantic courtship which culminated with our wedding. Whenever my father was looking to purchase a car, he was strategic. He researched the car, learned of its capabilities and its limitations....

Education; folks there are some problems. I won’t be talking about all of them here. I’ll save much of my thoughts for a later time, but I do have some comments. Now I don’t claim to be the education guru. I am probably not the person you would expect to educate your kid. Why, well...