This is what I get for reading comments on CNN blogs. Or anywhere else but my blog anyways. The trolls spew racism all over a

Excerpt: Teens are the predominant target group for this movie. At some point, don’t we as a society have to step in and question what

Before people ask me where my Women’s History Month post went, I decided to get a rant in about women and education. Particularly, I wonder

Ladies and gents, I’ve arrived at my 900th post. I should dedicate this one to the fact that George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin’s murderer, was caught

Why do people stigmatize math teachers? It’s bad enough we teach people that they’re either math people or they’re not (patent lie, I promise you).

Excerpt: While we should always have a skeptical eye towards new research, here’s hoping this movement towards bilingual education doesn’t die the way the movement

Excerpt: The first step always starts with a teacher’s current crop of kids. The one question I always ask myself when students walk in is,

In school, I’ve developed the mannerism of using “sir” and “miss” (or misses) when greeting colleagues and, to some extent, students. The greeting puts a

For my thirtieth birthday, I got myself two ties, a blue cardigan, a metallic grey collared shirt, and an appointment for a general doctor. The

Excerpt: John Holland’s move back into the classroom demonstrates this almost to a tee. One might wonder why someone who has so many accomplishments and

The only way to shock my son out of his crying spurts is to sing the first big note in “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” I

Sometime after Monday, I thought I’d have the hang of this blogging thing again. I was fairly confident that I could crank out some really

I think it’s time for new political parties, and I mean it. After the debacle that was the release of teacher data reports, we saw

Excerpt: In light of the lack of diversity in thought and culture within our teaching corps, there’s an astounding disconnect. I don’t believe that only

Before the turn of the century, my friends and I took spring walks from school to home, following the route of the M14D, which runs

Some of you might be asking, “But Jose, isn’t your data in the public view? Aren’t you afraid that your job is on the line

Not sure if you’ve heard, but, against their own wishes -ahem-, the NYC Department of Education is releasing their infamous Teacher Data Reports, a set

As I’m sure you’re aware, there will always be comments worth posting after reading an article like the Snoop Dogg post I wrote recently. Comments

A few months ago, I wrote this article in response to some of the comments I read about my EdWeek / Jay-Z article. It was

Excerpt: I know there are a billion frameworks, most notably from Charlotte Danielson and Robert Marzano. I also don’t have faith in people who sell