Reviews Are In: “More Than a Score” is “Exciting,” “Exceptional,” “With arguments to win over even the most skeptical school reformer.”

On October 30, 2014October 30, 2014 By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Authentic Assessment, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing1 Comment

The reviews are rolling in for the book I had the privileged editing, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High Stakes Testing, from the most prestigious book industry trade journals and progressive news outlets, and I am simply overwhelmed by the early critical acclaim—because what starts as a book club discussion, can end …

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“Let Us Graduate!”: Garfield High School walks out on budget cuts

On October 27, 2014 By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Budget Cuts, Garfield High School2 Comments

Seattle's Garfield High School has once again moved into collective struggle!--and we may to find out today if one of us is to be displaced from the building or if the power of protest has kept us safe from the budget-cut ax for now. The Seattle School District announced on Friday, October 17, that Garfield …

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Walkout!: Seattle’s Garfield High School Students and Faculty Pledge Walkout on 10/23 Against Budget Cuts

On October 22, 2014October 23, 2014 By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Budget Cuts, Garfield High School, Walkout1 Comment

Send your statements of solidarity today! Seattle's Garfield High School (where I graduated from and now teach history) has once again united the students, parents, and educators in common struggle. Last Friday it was announced that our school had until the following Friday, October 24th, to raise $92,000 or else one of the teachers in …

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Restore Recess: A Movement is Born

On October 22, 2014October 22, 2014 By I AM AN EDUCATORIn recess, Standardized Testing5 Comments

Sign the Save Recess Petition today! You have heard about Seattle's fight for a $15 minimum wage, or the teachers who organized a mass boycott of the MAP test. But you might not be aware of the newest movement--organized for one of the most basic human rights--that was recently ignited in the emerald city: The …

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Play Over Test Prep–My op-ed in the Seattle Times

On October 4, 2014 By I AM AN EDUCATORIn play, recess, Standardized Testing2 Comments

“Do not keep children to their studies by compulsion but by play.” – Plato “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” - Mr. Rogers The Seattle Times published my op-ed today on how the …

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