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Top LYS Tweets – November 12, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Don’t be upset by the results you didn’t get from…

Qualified to Lead an Industry?

I was at a social event recently where the guest list was made up primarily of affluent business owners and their guests (I was a guest). These people are successful in their fields… Lawyers, investors, developers, doctors, entrepreneurs, upper management, etc.   I’m the school guy, a true curiosity at such an event. When one…

Don’t Believe the Political BS About Public Schools

Recently, a political operative masquerading as an expert on education unleashed the following in the social-mediaverse…   “Today, 606,000 Texas children will sit in D and F rating (sic) schools, were (sic) they are not learning to read or do math at grade level. Is this fair to them? Do they deserve a choice? 1,279…

School Performance Drivers – Segregation

Of the four main school performance drivers (Segregation, Life Experience, Instruction, Motivation) none is more insidious than segregation.   Segregation separates into groups of those having some advantage (have’s) and those not having the required advantages (have-not’s). The advantages can be varied. Common advantages are wealth, power, connections, aptitude, and/or motivation. Not surprisingly, when compared,…

School Performance Drivers

Too many people seem to believe that the factors of school success are either complex, invisible, random or magical. The fog of this situation confuses the well-meaning and serves as cover for the opportunists, manipulators and/or profiteers.   But for the objective observer / practitioner, the situation is exceedingly clear. In the modern U.S school…

Top LYS Tweets – October 15, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted. And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   I cannot support someone that purportedly “represents me” and doesn’t want…

Top LYS Tweets – October 8, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Until the school grading system measures adult work as accurately…

Top LYS Tweets – October 1, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   The most important thing I learned in Kindergarten today. First,…

Top LYS Tweets – September 24, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Public school administrators and school board members ARE NOT prohibited…

Top LYS Tweets – September 17, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Leadership is about staying above the fray and pettiness –…

Top LYS Tweets – September 10, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Schools are better today than they were yesterday. How do…

Top LYS Tweets – September 4, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Hey, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick! Why won’t you debate…

Top LYS Tweets – August 20, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Was asked today an important question today: Why don’t we…

Top LYS Tweets – August 13, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted. And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Why is it okay to have students redo courses they fail,…

Top LYS Tweets – August 6, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Sitting in a leadership chair doesn’t magically endow the occupant…

Top LYS Tweets – July 30, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Vote! Vote! Vote! (By Jeffrey_C_Hicks)   Stagnant salaries, reduced benefits,…

Top LYS Tweets – July 23, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   When did we start judging the quality of a man…

Top LYS Tweets – July 16, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   In you are born to affluence, your safety net is…

Politics 101 – Blame the Victims

Recently, a high ranking, politically appointed education official was addressing an audience of school administrators. Here was the gist of his message to the most motivated of school leaders, the ones who were at a professional conference, out of town, during the Summer.   “Educators, across our state we have over 1,000 Future Farmers of…

Top LYS Tweets – July 2, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   “Regrettably, public education has been underfunded, ignored, under-led, sidestepped, attacked,…

Top LYS Tweets – June 25, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   It should not have to be said— but our present…

Top LYS Tweets – June 18, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   “In Arizona, the only state that rivals Florida when it…

Do Everything You Can to get Financially Secure

A little financial advice for those new to our profession.   Back when I joined the profession in 1990, I knew I was trading a higher private sector salary for guaranteed benefits and a guaranteed, but modest retirement income. These were extrinsic factors that were offset by the intrinsic rewards of serving my community and…

Top LYS Tweets – May 29, 2018

Blog Post: Top LYS Tweets – May 29, 2018 If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.   Anti-public…

So What Actually Is the Problem

There has been a lot of noise around the fact that more students have to take remedial courses in college than ever before.   The Anti-Public School’ers use this fact as a proof point that public schools are failing.   Higher Ed types use this fact as a reason to shake a condescending finger at…

Top LYS Tweets – May 7, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted. And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list. I’ve voted more this year than I have my whole life. I’m…

If You Don’t Read…

Because you are reading this, this post does not apply to you.   Long ago I quit arguing with non-readers occupying professional positions.  I work with 100’s (and often 1,000’s) of educators every month.  Occasionally, I will have someone who will argue a FACT, based on their own opinion (for the real purpose of protecting…

Top LYS Tweets – April 16, 2018

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS tweets from the past week when they were first posted. And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list. 1. For every teacher who complains about and struggles with insultingly low…

Spend Time to Become Extraordinary

There are significant differences between knowing what to do, doing it, and doing it exceedingly well.   Knowing What to Do simply means that you have heard, seen or read something.   Doing It simply means that you give it a shot, go thru the motions, or engage in the grind.   Doing It Exceedingly Well means that…

The Real Expectation Problem

We have problem in education today.  The problem is that what is expected from today’s teacher far exceeds what was expected from any teacher previously.  Which mean two things.   1.The previous model for an effective teacher becomes more out of date every day.   2.What we currently pay teachers is inadequate compensation for the…
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