There's no denying the power of passion in a person's life. Passion has the power to change everything. The challenge is to set up schools in such a way that we leverage the individual passions of our students to help them succeed. I've seen the power of a passion-driv...

I once had a college professor tell me that 70% of all statistics were made up on the spot...except for this statistic, of course. I don't know for sure if quite that many statistics are made up on the spot, but I certainly can vouch for the fact that data is often eng...

Many have asked me why I am doing this. What is my angle? Why would I run for a position that is a significant cut in pay? Why would I want a position that doesn't seem to have any real power to affect change in education? Why don't I just become a Principal and work f...

The First Debate

...for the District 7 Seat for the Orange County School Board

6-17-16

I didn't know a debate was scheduled, but the incumbent and I were both at the same event, and we both were given 2 minutes to share a few thoughts with the group hosting the meeting. T...

Yesterday was a great day at the Superintendent's retreat. It's always good to see administrators from around the district that I haven't seen for awhile. Some thought I left the district...nope, just hiding out at the Orange Technical College Westside Campus. The stud...

I vehemently oppose Common Core because of the inherent destructive nature of a test-driven education. The Common Core philosophy has flopped in China where they had a national curriculum, national common assessments, extreme high-stakes testing, and national control o...

How do you rate a teacher on their enthusiasm and intensity? How do
you measure it? If the teacher has the attention of all of his or her
students, and the students are totally into and engaged in the lesson,
can the teacher be given anything less than an "innovative"...