The other day, Jon wrote a piece about the Achievement School District (ASD) adjusting its timetable for engaging families and community members in neighborhoods where they may be taking over schools. Whereas the ASD has in the past waited to…
BOOKS ALL TEACHERS SHOULD READ Last week, Jon posted a list of five book all teachers should read. His list looks pretty good, although I haven’t read them all, but I wanted to add my own list. 1.The Courage to…
What is a neighborhood school? That is the question raised by Aspire Public Schools, the state-run Achievement School District (ASD), and the case of Coleman Elementary School. As reported by the Commercial Appeal, parents tried unsuccessfully to enroll their children…
State TCAP Data is out! James Aycock breaks down middle school performance to identify who’s doing well and who isn’t for the purpose of learning from the best and improving the rest.
James Aycock writes that before we consider reforming the concept of teacher tenure, we first need to address the issue of trust in the teaching profession.
James Aycock of Grizzlies Prep shares two stories about his personal experiences that have convinced him that poverty does not determine academic outcomes; one with is son and one with his students.
Why do we test students? Do we even need them? And if so, should they be standardized? Read a defense of standardized testing here by James Aycock of Grizzlies Prep.
As adults, we constantly need to master new skills and adjust our thinking to new information to solve the many challenges facing our world. Our schools should be designed to empower our children to accomplish the same. To accomplish this,…
In our last post, we said that the brilliance of RTI² is that “kids don’t have to be diagnosed with a disability to receive extra support to help them catch up.” However, there’s a reason that diagnosis – especially the…
