Listen to My Podcast with “Ed’s Not Dead”
This is an enjoyable podcast where I chatted with three veteran Montgomery County, Maryland, educators. We talked about the pandemic, the Disrupters, and SLAYING GOLIATH....
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Emily Talmage Lashes Out–at Me
I have admired Emily Talmage’s fierce independence and intelligence and have posted many of her columns. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that she attacked...
Tom Ultican: Speaking Up for the Writer of This Blog
Some people don’t like me. So I have heard. The good news is that I don’t care. When you get to be my age (78),...
You Are Invited: Pasi Sahlberg Will Speak at Wellesley College on October 13
Not long ago, I established a fund at my alma mater, Wellesley College, to encourage the study of public education in the United States. The...
My Speech at the SOS March
Okay, so I wrote this post on my iPhone, using the WordPress app, and as I should have expected, the content disappeared. It is a...
I Will Be Speaking at Wellesley College on Thursday at 7, LiveStreamed
I owe a special debt to my alma mater, Wellesley College. The college accepted me in 1956, coming from San Jacinto High School in Houston,...
What Do You Do with Trolls?
Long-time readers of this blog know that we have had a more or less steady procession of trolls who have inhabited these precincts. They lurk....
My Interview with “Brainwaves”
You might (or might not) enjoy watching this 7-minute interview I did with former teacher Bob Greenberg. Bob has created a large archive of interviews...
Why I Changed My Mind: An Interview with “The Teacher Educator”
Last year, when I spoke in Indianapolis to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, I was interviewed by Gregory J. Marchant, professor of...
What I Said at Lehigh University about School Reform
I spoke at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania on February 10. Originally Lehigh invited me and Michelle Rhee to debate, but after long and fruitless negotiations,...