Category Archives: Education

I Got Nothin’

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Scott Smith

Hiatus As some of you know, I had been lying low for a spell. I’ve been spending time  chauffeuring (until my ”client” reached his 16th birthday)  cooking, dog-walking, attempting to write, thinking about home repairs,  doing some occasional YouTubery, reading. … Continue reading →

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STREAM Learning

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Scott Smith

Joy Loss It seems that everybody  else has pushed out their  opinion about schools, learning loss, and the (hypothetical) post-pandemic way forward. Thus, I’ll provide mine: the best thing that governments, schools, parents, communities…can do for children is to quit fixating  … Continue reading →

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No Congress Left Behind

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Scott Smith

My fellow Americans, we  are a nation at risk. The current  US government shutdown is but the latest symptom of a protracted malady. Drastic, immediate,  measures are required if we are to  begin healing. We, the people, must fix this … Continue reading →

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Feeling Their Pain: Addressing Heavy-Backpack Syndrome

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Scott Smith

My son’s school held an event last week where parents were invited for coffee and conversation with the school principal.  Some of the discussions were specific to the school, though many were more-universal topics: dress codes, athletics, standardized tests… for all of … Continue reading →

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