Author: Brad Latzke

The luxury passenger liner Titanic was widely believed at the time to be unsinkable. Then, came the shocking revelation that an unseen obstacle easily sank it to the bottom of the ocean on its maiden voyage. It always seems impossible right up to the moment it happens. The SAT was born from the same era as the Titanic and will suffer a matching fate from obstacles exacerbated and accelerated by Covid-19. Unlike the infamous ship that fell victim to a single iceberg, the SAT/ACT are colliding with multiple, smaller icebergs that will send the tests to the bottom of the sea of education. read more

In the aftermath of JFK’s assassination, I vividly remember watching Jack Ruby shoot and kill Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV in November 1963. I was a kid. It was shocking. The Sixties was a turbulent decade for America. The assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, growing national protests against the Vietnam War, and civil rights issues and conflicts were incredibly significant historical events. The country held together even though buffeted by these tenuous times.

Not since then have I witnessed anything so threatening as the mob storming Capitol Hill. Yes, that includes 9-11. America’s democratic institutions dodged a bullet on January 6, 2021. Had rioters gotten to the Electoral College ballots on the Senate floor and destroyed them, widespread national chaos would have ensued and ignited a full-blown constitutional crisis. read more

Having lauded leadership characteristics like humility, transparency, relationship-building as essential to leading effective schools, I’ve watched with dismay the leader of the United States exhibit none of these values over the past four years. Not being a school leader for the past few years, I’ve often wondered how I would encourage and support students’ leadership journeys in light of the inability of elected leaders, especially the former President, to provide examples worth modeling. read more

There is no question the pandemic has profoundly impacted education. Toggling between in-school, online, and/or hybrid models of learning is a logistical nightmare. How do we cover the curriculum? Our researchers have discovered tons of assigned curriculum are not being taught, especially the content kids are actually interested in.

Too Much Curriculum! Not Enough Time!

Help has arrived! Curriculum coordinators and teachers around the world are singing the praises of the CURRICULUM CHOP-O-MATIC™! It’s efficient, reliable, and completely safe to use (with or without a mask).  read more