After devoting the vast majority of my writing and thinking to education-related issues and other publishing platforms in the past year or two, I’ve decided to revive the ‘Stew! Out… Read more Busyness Is Not A Badge Of Honor →
I’m not sure when I realized a determination to continue to learn and do things that do not actively require a digital screen. This desire to be present and… Read more What Do You Do Without A Screen? →
I’m not too worried about the recent PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) scores, which revealed that American teenagers are lagging behind their counterparts all around the globe. I’m not… Read more Why Value Education When I Have Everything I Need? →
The following post first appeared on my Bluegrass Dispatches blog at the Center for Teaching Quality. In 2008, one of my first published articles challenged the dominant discourse in education.… Read more A Priority: Changing How We Talk About School →
A few weeks ago, two students showed up for English class a few minutes late–not the first time–and shuffled into their seats, smirking and tossing their backpacks to the floor.… Read more Show Me Respect, Or Else! →
In 1994, when I was 13 years old, I did what I suspect many 13 year-old boys might do. I snuck into my younger sister’s room, found her colorfully-bound private… Read more Would You–Or Do You–Monitor Your Child’s Digital Activity? →
The following post first appeared on my Bluegrass Dispatches blog for Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) on September 25th, 2013. The blog focuses on questions, issues, and solutions surrounding the… Read more “I like knowledge, but I don’t like school,” says a student. →
Americans are known throughout the world for being competitive people. We like to win Olympic medals, build the biggest houses, and maintain a superior military force. We have the most… Read more Can You Imagine Schools Without Sports? →
If you’re a black public school student in Chicago, there’s a 70% chance you’re in an intensely segregated school (90%+ minority student body). Similar trends occur for Latino students in… Read more School Segregation Persists, But Not In Louisville →
Paul Barnwell 