Month: June 2014

  • Thank you for asking me to review your book, but …

    The truth is that for most authors, it takes time, patience and persistence to attract readers, reviews and build an audience.

  • Schneider: What Bill Gates Told the Washington Post About Common Core

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: On June 7, Lyndsey Layton of the Washington Post wrote a blockbuster article about how Bill Gates pulled off the Common Core coup, which the headline calls “the swift Common Core revolution.” In a short period of time, less time than it takes a state to write standards in one subject, the U.S. suddenly…

  • How I sold almost 2,000 books in twenty hours

    Where to advertise your book and hopefully make it count.

  • Where is all the money going?

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: Who is funding the war against public education, teachers and labor unions? Michael Dobie, an editorial writer at Long Island’s Newsday asked, “Who gets a 4 percent raise these days?” He was complaining about teacher pay—that teachers were paid too much. In this post I will answer Dobie’s question. Bill Gates,…

  • Laugh your way to keep Net Neutrality and along the way, fire the fool who lives in the White House

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: As you watch this video and roar in laughter as I did, ask yourself this question:  How many corporations and billionaires owns President Obama, the White House, the GOP, the Democratic Party and both houses of Congress? Anyone who doesn’t laugh profits off the cable companies in some way. Next: How…