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Responding, not Reacting, to the Education Crisis in our Classrooms

I have been dismayed by the number of posts I am reading about students not being punished enough for misbehavior and about the desire for…

May 12, 2022

Responding, not Reacting, to the Education Crisis in our Classrooms

May 12, 2022

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Simple Is Powerful, Complex is Fragile

We have all been there — trying to solve a difficult problem, coming up with a solution path after so much thinking and discussion, only…

Feb 8, 2022

Simple Is Powerful, Complex is Fragile

Feb 8, 2022

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What Makes Instructional Practices So Hard to Change?

Every school and district leader has struggled with trying to change instructional practices. Over the years, cognitive scientists and…

Jan 9, 2022

Jan 9, 2022

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A Cautionary Tale for Ed Reformers

Change management literature has missed the biggest reason for failed change, perhaps because it is just too obvious. The biggest reason…

Dec 9, 2021

A Cautionary Tale for Ed Reformers

Dec 9, 2021

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Teachers Are Overwhelmed, So What Is To Be Done?

I have never been to a school where that year’s initiatives don’t receive at least a little bit of smack talk. However, this year, there…

Nov 4, 2021

Teachers Are Overwhelmed, So What Is To Be Done?

Nov 4, 2021

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Three Keys to A Better School Climate

I have seen nearly all debates about school discipline degrade into a terrible false choice dynamic. Perhaps, in your school, you have…

Oct 25, 2021

Three Keys to A Better School Climate

Oct 25, 2021

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Have You Looked At Your Grading Formula?

As a student, I remember being keenly aware of my grades and how my course averages were calculated. I did well in high school and having a…

Oct 19, 2021

Have You Looked At Your Grading Formula?

Oct 19, 2021

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Planning for Engagement

In twenty-five years as a school and district administrator, I saw an incredible variety in teaching quality. That being said, I cannot…

Oct 6, 2021

Planning for Engagement

Oct 6, 2021

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Trying to Be a Guardian of Equity?

Equity is one of those values that is easy to get behind. Everyone generally agrees with equity as an abstract concept, but it becomes a…

Oct 1, 2021

Trying to Be a Guardian of Equity?

Oct 1, 2021

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When Parents Don’t Respond As Hoped

Every teacher I have ever worked with, or even met, has encountered parents who did not respond in the way they hoped when presented with…

Sep 24, 2021

When Parents Don’t Respond As Hoped

Sep 24, 2021

Laurence Spring

Laurence Spring

Public Educator: teacher, teacher trainer, assistant principal, principal, special ed. director, assistant superintendent, and 14 years as a superintendent.

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