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…

  • 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…

  • 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…