A Writer’s Blog

  • If we are going to change the schools, we are going to change America

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: Rise Above the Mark is a documentary that focuses on the damage being caused by the “corporate takeover” of America’s public schools. The purpose of Rise Above the Mark, narrated by Peter Coyote, is to educate the general public about the “corporate takeover” of Indiana public… Read more

  • The Realty of Honest Reviews and Book Blog Tours

    The reality is that as authors—if we are honest—we have no control over how any reader will respond to our work. Read more

  • The View from a Writer’s Window

    What do full time writers look at as they work? Where you write is part of the process. Read more

  • YES! Reaching the Public with “The Myth of Our Failing Schools”

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: YES! Magazine devotes a special issue to public education and its findings  will not surprise readers of this blog. The lead article by executive editor Dean Paton is “The Myth Behind Public School Failure,” demonstrating that our public schools are NOT failing. Here is the line that follows the… Read more

  • Reader: The Chief Factor Behind “Global Competitiveness” Is….?

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: A sage comment by a reader: “The chief purpose of the Common Core standards –– one cited by the Common Core initiative, and repeatedly echoed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Business Roundtable, and Arne Duncan and the like –– is that the standards are necessary to enable… Read more

  • Arne Duncan, the US Secretary of Education, (seriously) needs Tutoring

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: On her Blog, Diane Ravitch reports: “According to Duncan, our kids are dumb. Their parents spoil them. The kids don’t work hard enough. Furthermore, our culture stinks: No one takes education seriously, except Duncan, of course.” How does Arne Duncan—with President Obama’s obvious support—want to fix… Read more