Matthew Lynch – The underlying idea behind practicing and attaching appropriate importance to procedural due process is to ensure that individual students, as well as teachers, are not unnecessarily burdened with arbitrary actions against them by any institution or individual

Michael F. Shaughnessy – Every day of my life gave me ideas for my first book, “Dreaming Out Loud.” It is based on the lessons I have learned in life, the struggles I have overcome, and the dreams I still have faith in–despite circumstances.

Matthew Lynch – There is concern that gifted students who accelerate and advance significantly beyond their peers will experience social problems, since they will be attending school with others who are older.

Donna Garner – As it stands now, HB 6 passed out of the Senate last night (5.24.11). Several of the most important amendments were offered by Sen. Dan Patrick and were stripped off HB 6 or were changed.

Matthew Lynch – The virtues of ethical teaching such as appreciation for moral considerations, reasoning, and empathy are less possible if the element of courage is missing.

Barry Garelick – I attended Mumford High School in Detroit, from the fall of 1964 through June of 1967, the end of a period known to some as the golden age of education, and to others as an utter failure.

Michael F. Shaughnessy – My newest book is A Pet for Miss Wright, about an author. She’s lonely writing her stories in her quiet office so she decides to get a pet. But not any pet will do.

Michael F. Shaughnessy – It is undeniable that today’s graduates will live and compete in a global world that is changing 24/7. The greatest challenge we face in American education, then, is preparing students to compete globally by closing the ever widening global achievement gaps that are so pervasive in American education today.

Beverly Eakman – A real-world lesson. In visiting an ailing, 88-year-old relative at a nursing home last week, I saw an up-close-and-personal example of how most Americans, especially young adults, have zero handle on basic science.

Joseph G – In days of old when knights were bold and before condoms were invented they wore black socks so they could crow of a chastity lost and the dawning of the first ounce of prevention.

Michael F. Shaughnessy – This past week, I attended one of those most momentous occasions in a student’s life- their college graduation. It was a wonderful event, with a great speaker, and all the pomp and circumstance that you could handle.

Dean Kalahar – Florida is currently moving forward with the creation and implementation of exit tests in the public schools. This is an important reform effort and Florida should be applauded.

Donna Garner – I have been warning our country for well over two years about the takeover of the public schools by the Obama administration, and now many other Americans are finally waking up to this fact.

Dana Woldow – It’s time for a truce in the chocolate milk wars. A conflict over whether schools should offer flavored milk has been raging for years, pitting advocates for better school food against each other.

Michael F. Shaughnessy – What schools are not currently doing – teaching children how to communicate effectively, how to work through anger issues, how to connect with others, how to have effective “come-back” lines to someone who is picking on you, how to recognize a disturbed person versus an angry one.

Robert Oliphant – First the King’s Speech, then a cascade of beautifully articulated British English, largely Oxonian, as part of a high visibility royal wedding across the sea.

Matthew Lynch – Instead of the “color blind” approach to instruction where students’ race or ethnic background is overlooked in the interests of equality, it is wise for teachers to be “color aware” in designing their classroom climate and curriculum.

Matthew Lynch – School climate and school culture directly impact student success. As a result, it is particularly important for the school culture (and the classroom culture) to reflect, acknowledge, and celebrate diversity.