I have spent nearly my entire life outside of the public school system.  I attended public school in grades K-4, and my older daughter attended a public school in kindergarten and first grade.  Nevertheless, I know that a strong public school system benefits everyone, even those of us whose lives only minimally intersect with the public education sector. Read the rest of this entry »

It is with some trepidation that I am weighing in on the “Math Wars.” I was motivated to do so by a recent article I saw in The News Tribune about the Tacoma Public Schools, which is changing math texts districtwide for the fourth time in seven years. Read the rest of this entry »