Evaluation schemes that implicate 100% of the staff to detect a small % of incompetents are a waste of time.
On being: Arrogance is not the prerogative of the gifted.
If we're all on the same page, no one's reading the whole book.
On teacher education: induction into current mandates must not turn into seduction away from best practice.
Teaching is a never-ending story. The work is never over; the job is never done.
Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict.