Pass/fail was wrong in the spring, and it would also be wrong now

1 Dec 202030 Nov 2020

Note: A similar version of this blog post appeared in March. You can read it here. The argument that percolated in the spring semester is starting to gain traction again:…

An open letter to families within the Mt. Lebanon School District

25 Nov 202015 Apr 2021

Hi everyone, Let's begin with the obvious: Roughly half of you are going to support the words you're about to read, and roughly half of you aren't. Roughly half of…

An open letter to Scott Galloway

21 Jul 2020

Scott, Enough. Your peddling of doom -- and the worst example was your recent analysis suggesting that roughly 90 U.S. colleges and institutions could close because of coronavirus -- serves…

K-12 online this year? Yes. Full stop.

17 Jul 202015 Apr 2021

If your community resembles the one in which I live, then you know there’s a fierce debate about whether the local K-12 school buildings should reopen next month to allow…

What if the teachers bail?

13 Jul 202015 Apr 2021

The national conversation about whether K-12 schools should re-open next month or in September has principally focused on two items: the science about whether it's safe to re-open and the…

How will your fall classes be delivered?

29 May 202029 May 2020

A simple poll to close out the week.