The Real Problem with Teacher Evaluation
by Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle The title of a recent post on the Principal Difference site asked “Teacher Evaluations: Are Principals reluctant to issue low ratings?” This question...
View ArticleUpping the Price of Teacher Absenteeism
By Stuart A. Singer, Author of The Algebra Miracle In a recent post, Mel Riddile explained in great detail one of the primary reasons for the academic success of the students at our school—low teacher...
View ArticleBe Careful How You Imitate
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle and a forty-year veteran math teacher. We are a culture of copycats. If a new offensive scheme works in the National Football League, one year later...
View ArticleConnecting the Educational Dots
By Stuart A. Singer, Author of The Algebra Miracle Random and contradictory thoughts can sometimes coalesce into a cogent answer. Here are a few to consider: The breathtaking rise in student debt has...
View ArticleA more realistic approach
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle The critics of the Common Core are wrong. While the CCSS may be far from perfect, I am reminded of a quote from legendary football coach Vince...
View ArticleBad Weather is Bad News
By Stuart A. Singer, The Teacher Leader Her one word response said it all. I had just returned from a district math department chair meeting and was relating the angst of the County Math Coordinator....
View ArticleStop Patching Education!
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle and a forty-year veteran math teacher. This is the first in a series of rants from a frustrated educational writer. At the intersection of politics...
View ArticleIs there a place for boredom in education?
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle In 2014 does all learning have to be entertaining? In a recent Slate article Konstantin Kakaes, a Schwartz Scholar at the New America Foundation,...
View ArticlePISA Results: Good, Bad and Ugly
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle The latest numbers from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) have been released and not surprisingly the handwringing began before...
View ArticleMore than just numbers
By Stuart A. Singer, Author of The Algebra Miracle Perhaps because I am a former math teacher I cannot help myself. Maybe my extensive coaching background is what makes it even more compelling....
View ArticleAttendance is a Two Sided Affair
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle This is the second of three posts on student attendance and classroom disruptions from the perspective of the classroom teacher. Part three will...
View ArticleEducation is a True Team Game
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle While some people might dismiss the importance of creating the proper mindset within a school’s faculty as critical for improving academic success,...
View ArticleThe Hidden Attendance Problems
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle This is the first of three posts on student attendance and classroom disruptions from the perspective of the classroom teacher. Part two will address...
View ArticleMaking Faculty Meetings Time Well Spent
By Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle If Charles Dickens had spent a few decades attending faculty meetings, he might have written: “They were the best of times; they were the worst of...
View ArticleNot the Best Administrative Fix
By Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle Creating arbitrary rules is rarely the best solution in education. Two days into the new school year a former colleague told me of a sad revelation....
View ArticleWhat is Too Much Help?
By Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle The contradictory nature of comments drew my attention. “This is the perfect school – really. They do great things – very innovative, research-based...
View ArticleStop Patching Education!
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle and a forty-year veteran math teacher. This is the first in a series of rants from a frustrated educational writer. At the intersection of politics...
View ArticleIs there a place for boredom in education?
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle In 2014 does all learning have to be entertaining? In a recent Slate article Konstantin Kakaes, a Schwartz Scholar at the New America Foundation,...
View ArticlePISA Results: Good, Bad and Ugly
By Stuart A. Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle The latest numbers from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) have been released and not surprisingly the handwringing began before...
View ArticleMore than just numbers
By Stuart A. Singer, Author of The Algebra Miracle Perhaps because I am a former math teacher I cannot help myself. Maybe my extensive coaching background is what makes it even more compelling....
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