Who Would Want to Be a Teacher?
Photo credit: Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein. From The Irony at the Heart of the War on Teachers Three and one-half years ago, much of the...
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Doug Wren
- May 3, 2022
A Friendly Public Health Announcement
Back in January, I wrote a blog post that questioned the judgment of the leadership of Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS). In the...
Meghan Raftery
- Apr 22, 2022
I’m a Public Educator & I'm Opting My Son Out of Standardized Testing: Why & How You May Do the Same
I never took a high-stakes test in my 13 years as a K-12 public school student. Standardized testing was not yet the norm when I was in...
Doug Wren
- Jan 25, 2022
When Leadership Fails
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY-TV) Jan 20, 2022 / 09:53 PM EST – Virginia beach school officials have decided to retain their universal mask...
Doug Wren
- Oct 23, 2021
Parents Will Get to Decide What Their Children Are Taught
Earlier this month, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted, “I think parents should decide what their children are taught in...
Doug Wren
- Nov 19, 2020
On the Matter of What Matters in Public Education
My original plan for this post was to focus exclusively on how teachers can assess deeper learning. But that changed. Before writing a...
Meghan Raftery
- Sep 23, 2020
Lofty Suggestions From the Other Side of the Screen
I am not generally a complainer. If I see a problem, I immediately want to solve it or find a better way. Remote learning has been taxing...
Meghan Raftery
- Sep 19, 2020
Lessons From the Other Side of the Screen
After just over a month of online coaching and two weeks of monitoring my own sons’ remote learning, I feel like most parents and...
Meghan Raftery
- Jul 29, 2020
Learning From Home
As in many places, our local schools have just announced they will be opening with remote learning before (hopefully) transitioning to...
Meghan Raftery
- Jun 29, 2020
Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
Here’s another post from the archives, musings from a flight that seem relevant in today’s times. Let me know what you think in the...
Meghan Raftery
- Jun 23, 2020
Part 2: Taekwondo as Lesson Study
ICYMI: The original post, Part 1: Taekwondo as Lesson Study can be found here: https://edjacent.org/part-1-taekwondo-as-lesson-study/ You...
Jared Fritzinger
- Apr 22, 2020
UPDATED: What If… Teachers Demanded to Be Treated Like Artists
Note: Back by popular demand, Edjacent author Jared Fritzinger from https://edinthewild.com/ shares a response with his views on teaching...
Jared Fritzinger
- Apr 19, 2020
Simple Truths From an Educator in the Wild
Jared Fritzinger is a civics and economics teacher at Old Donation School in Virginia Beach, VA. He has been teaching for about 9 years....
Kristin Hildum
- Apr 14, 2020
Calling All Educators: Peace, Love, Books, and Clarity
Kristen Hildum, a retired teacher and school librarian, owns a bookshop with her family that is uniquely situated in a vintage Airstream...
Meghan Raftery
- Apr 6, 2020
What If… High Schools Were For Electives
The "what if" series focuses on imagining what could be possible for schools in the future - throwing out old notions of what schools are...
Laura Solomon
- Apr 2, 2020
The Upside of Disruption in Our Lives
Laura Solomon Parent, military spouse, aspiring educational innovator BSIE – Georgia Institute of Technology MEd, Social Foundations –...
Doug Wren
- Mar 25, 2020
Thoughts on Standardized Testing After the Storm Has Passed
Doug Wren has worked in public education for nearly three decades—half of that time as a classroom teacher. He recently retired from...
Chris Jacobs
- Mar 20, 2020
Envisioning Learning and Blended Online School Scenarios for the Next 18 Months and Beyond
Edjacent note: This post was written by Edjacent fan and early supporter Chris Jacobs just days into the pandemic. Chris has since...
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