k12dive.com/news/public-sc… It's true. Witha 1.6 birthrate, low immigration or even net outmigration, the number of children is dropping. Be careful when you make your building plans.

ascd.org/el/articles/wa… Teachers / employees don't quit schools; they quit bosses. Check the mirror if you have a turnover problem.

us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/math… Here's a book on mathematics teaching K-5 that might actually be worth buying - using the Building Thinking Classrooms framework. Some fantastic ideas.

tc.columbia.edu/articles/2025/… Controversial! Do accomodations make the underlying issue worse? Shouldn't we be training / helping children cope rather than avoid? (Not a rhetorical question). Great Christian Professional Learning Community discussion.

shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/consideri… Another worthwhile controversial conversation within the Christian Professional Learning Community. "we are limiting learning through wasteful testing regimes and misguided policing efforts aimed at protecting kids from challenging books."

ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… Building thinking classrooms using randomized groupings and erasable whiteboards fosters inclusion, persistence, and learning. Surely such excellent outcomes make it worth trying??

gradingforgrowth.com/p/alternative-… Why grade? To get better. Why do teachers grade? To fill a gradebook. Can we change?

gradingforgrowth.com/p/alternative-… we argue that the differences between expert performers and normal adults reflect a life-long period of deliberate effort to improve performance in a specific domain. K. Anders Ericcson

leadershipfreak.blog/2025/11/12/job… A job interview is a conversation between two liars. Ouff. Rough! Very short intriguing article.

dyslexiaida.org/idas-revised-2… Dyslexia's definition has been nuanced in important ways. Read about it on the link.

dyslexiaida.org/idas-revised-2… Dyslexia's definition has been nuanced in important ways including no longer connecting it to IQ. Read about it on the link.

edutopia.org/video/bolsteri… We al know about think, pair, share. What would happen if the children/teens also wrote? think, ink, pair, share? Try it and see if it makes a difference.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12… Do we have to say it again? Children are not being given enough unstructured time i.e. recess. Less play equals less academic achievement. Yes, taking away academic time improves academic achievement if the replacement is play. Do it!

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12… Less play doesn't only make Tommy a dull boy, as my mother would say, it makes him more highly stressed. Read the study. It literally i.e. physically increases Tommy's stress hormones. Let him (and her) play!

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12… Way back in the good old days that everyone tells me about, children had 60 or more minutes of recess. Why did we cut it back? It has depressed children's resilience, their social emotional wellness, and their academic performance. Bring it back!

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12… Lack of playtime plus standardized tests equal bad outcomes for children. Bring back play and get rid of standardized tests. Seems simple. Let children grow healthily.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12… " Noppe et al. 2014 provided specific cortisol averages by age level: 6–7 was 5.8, 8–9 was 6.8 pg/mg, 9–10 was 8.5 pg/mg." US has the highest in the world.The longer children are at school, the higher the stress they experience. Stop the madness!

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12… "increasing recess by another 15 min during the school day contributes to lower chronic stress levels among elementary school children." Can your school spare 15 minutes a day?

ojed.org/JSARD/article/… A revolting article on rigor. Christian schools should never use the word rigor. It is completely meaningless. Fortunately, you have to pay to read the article. It's not worth the money.

edweek.org/leadership/opi… This is an interesting take on interactions with children and boundary issues. Quick read.