Observations

I cannot remember what I preferred when it came to classroom observations. Sometimes I knew my principal was coming; other times she just walked right in through the open door and took a seat at the back. Without a doubt, I know my students’ demeanor changed within the space of one-millionth of a nanosecond. It…

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It’s Hottest in Atlanta

It is summer. You can see it in children’s smiling faces. You can see it in the numbers registering on thermometers. And in Atlanta, Georgia, it just got a lot hotter for Atlanta Public Schools’ outgoing superintendents, staff, many of the district’s principals and teachers, and even the state’s governor. Burned the worst are the…

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