The Truth About Education Fads
Joanne Jacobs, a prolific writer on educational issues, recently prodded my memory. Long-time SMM readers—I cherish each and every one …
Category Archives: Education
How To Fix Your Schools
One of the issues with which I dealt during my teaching years was parent inattention. On “Meet The Teacher Night” …
New Jersey Dumbs Itself Down
The article that is the inspiration for this SMM piece is from back in January of 2025, but the problem …
Abby Zwerner: Inmates Running The Asylum 3
I began writing about this case in April of 2023. The civil trial finally started the week of November 3, …
“Iowa Man” Catches Des Moines School District With Its Pants Down, Part 3
To find every article in this series, enter “Iowa man” in the SMM home page search bar. As time passes, …
School Attacks 2025, Part 9: Real, True Facts
To find all the articles in this series, enter “school attacks 2025” in the SMM home page search bar.
School Attacks 2025, Part 8: What Works 2
In Update 7 of this series—enter “School Attacks 2025” in the SMM home page search bar to find every article …
“Iowa Man” Catches Des Moines School District With Its Pants Down, Part 2
Let us, gentle readers, begin with a bit of reality. During my K-12 teaching career, I worked for three separate …
School Attacks 2025, Part 7: What Works
To find every article in this updated series, enter “school attacks 2025” in the SMM home page search bar. Before …
“Iowa Man” Catches Des Moines School District With Its Pants Down
Gentle readers, I’ve never had so many urgent articles in my “write next” file. Followups on the Charlotte, Charlie Kirk …
School Attacks 2025, Part 6: More Questions, Answers And Solutions
In this, the sixth, updated, installment of this series, I continue posing and answering pertinent questions relating to deterring school …
School Attacks 2025, Part 5: Questions, Answers And Solutions
All articles in this series may be found by entering “School Attacks 2025” in the SMM home page search bar. …
School Attacks 2025, Part 4: We’re On Our Own
“Those who would give up essential liberty in exchange for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin …
School Attacks 2025, Part 3: Terror
This is the Third in the series of articles on school shootings and how to deal with them. To find every …
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