Why David Coleman is the most powerful educator in the country right now
Everyone says Arne Duncan is powerful, but if you really want to know who calls the shots about education in this country, it’s David Coleman. Mr. Colema...
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Literary fiction, empathy, and reading reality
I’m a bit late to this party, but I figured I would share some of my thoughts. Last week, the New York Times published “For Better Social Skills, S...
The “What should children read?” debate continues
There is a great debate happening in the world of reading instruction. On one side, you have David Coleman, architect of the new Common Core State Standards, w...
A thoughtful critique of David Coleman
Several posts ago, I encouraged English teachers to follow David Coleman, the architect of the Common Core State Standards, because of his power to change the ...
English teachers: Follow David Coleman
If you’re an English teacher right now, you might be noticing that there’s a lot going on. If you teach fiction, people might be telling you to tea...