What 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 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 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 ArticleCommon Core: Delaying Sanctions is not Delaying Implementation
States like Florida and Louisiana are not delaying Common Core implementation; they are delaying using test scores to rate schools and to punish teachers and principals. We know that students thrive in...
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School leaders, math anxiety is negatively impacting the math achievement of...
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.” – Henry Ford With the adoption of new, more rigorous college and career ready math standards principals and math teachers across the...
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 ArticleTeacher Attendance and School Culture – Revisited
Note: This is an update of an article originally posted on June 3, 2014 “Culture eats strategies for breakfast.”–Peter Drucker Great schools can be average in some areas, but great schools cannot have...
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...
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Teachers are getting more Common Core training, but on 1/4 say students are...
According to Catherine Gewertz at Education Week, “teachers are getting an increasing amount of training to prepare for the common core, but that doesn’t always make them feel ready to teach the...
View ArticleThe 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...
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