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Schools Teach Boundaries (opens the original)
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I banned smart glasses at the high school where I am principal. The glasses, which can record video with the tap of a finger and play audio, including AI-generated responses to questions, had gone from novelty to nuisance at a speed remarkable even for a Meta product. Who would have guessed that a product that simultaneously allows students to harass their classmates and cheat on a test would be unwelcome at school? <div class="captioned-image-co
Why Can’t Principals Have a Sense of Irony? (opens the original)
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recently argued on the EconTalk podcast that principals, or head teachers, cannot have a sense of irony. Her comment was a bit of an aside from the main topic, but as a principal, I was struck by how clear it was to her that a sense of irony undercuts the work of a principal. Here is the quote in greater context:
They Invited Educators to See the Future of Work. It Was a Surveillance State. (opens the original)
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Recently, the largest construction company in my area invited teachers and principals to come see its latest technology. What the company’s leaders demonstrated—with lasers and exoskeletons and robots—was weirdly counter to their message. Their message was about training more students for futures in the construction trades, but I glimpsed a future where the construction industry, an industry that some see as the most AI-resistant field, is transforming to a low-skill surveillance state managed b
Data-driven Processes Work for Students, and Schools Should Think About Why (opens the original)
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When a faculty is first trained on multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), it can seem like a lot. There are the universal supports, the data-driven qualifications, the tier two and tier three supports that require teachers to give input and record data. What about this was supposed to be easier or better? After all, teachers know their students. Why not let them decide who needs support and what kind of support they need? Sustainable Schools is a reader-supported publication. To receive new pos
Schools, Civilization, and The Odyssey (opens the original)
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At the beginning of every school year, I revisit The Iliad and The Odyssey. The mascot where I am principal is the Trojan, and I am just the kind of literature nerd who likes to weave some of the epic poetry into faculty meetings. As I revisit The Odyssey this year, when the story has new popularity layered on its ageless relevance, it strikes me how much of it is about what happens to a community that fails to follow its own values. Sustainable Schools is a reader-supporte
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