I finally got around to reading Jay-Z’s Decoded after reading Kevin Nealon’s voyage towards fatherhood in Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me? Rather than

Here’s James Baldwin, acclaimed writer and activist, on the purpose of education: Since I am talking to schoolteachers and I am not a teacher myself,

Back in my 8th grade social studies class, our teacher Mr. McIntyre used to always say, “Well, it’s much better to be pissed off than

Excerpt: More importantly, if a portable reading device is more intuitive and more interactive, doesn’t that (at least minimally) connect the reader with the text?

And the winner of the Book Giveaway is … Susan S. In a few minutes, I’ll be e-mailing you for your information. Everyone else, thanks

Excerpt: Then again, I’ve grown up at a time where the longest any coach lasts these days is 3 years, even if they constantly increase

Today, one of my perpetually tardy students came in. I left my door open and, as usual, I let him in without little fanfare, because

Pardon the disruption of the heady talk, but I’d rather preface my optimism for our children’s future for a realism I’ve understood since first born.

As a math coach, people always want to catch my ear about the use of a calculator. I ought to put my voice into the

John T. Spencer is quickly becoming one of my favorite people to quote. Observe: Whether it’s exponents or square roots, you can’t deny that it’s

Good friend Stephen Lazar hit an essay out of the park yesterday (which he published early this morning). It’s worth the read because the rest

For months, possibly years, I’ve been waiting for this Barack Obama to make an appearance to the general public: Hot-damn. The Barack Obama of 2008

Hello and welcome to this installment of The Jose Vilson Book Giveaway, where I’ll do my best to offer the latest and greatest books I

Excerpt: When we hear inaccurate statements about our profession, we ought to stand up and correct them—our battle is a fight against false ideas as

Because Mos Def can say it better than I can (all emphases mine) … The fresh, the author and associates are proud to presentM-Def the

To look as fresh as some of us brothers do takes a certain amount of patience, skill, and discernment that people don’t understand until they’ve

For World’ Teachers’ Day, all the big edu-wigs broke out in song about saluting great teachers, trying to stretch their arms out their offices far

What I did know about Steve Jobs growing up was the imaginative spirit of one of the most creative minds the world had ever seen.

First, read this article. Check this excerpt: Since she took over at the university seven years ago, the institution has spent tens of millions of

On this day in the year 1995, OJ Simpson was acquitted of all charges related to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.