Brandon Kirkpatrick

"Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." - Not Aristotle

Rural father, superintendent, and writer.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@TheBrancaShow @Reverend_Rico Sometimes. Sometimes not.

But we have more than one judge in this country that would take the opportunity to erode rights by noting that "privileges" are granted, while "rights" are inherent.

If the semantics are indifferent, there is little reason to use the term privilege.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@TheBrancaShow @Reverend_Rico Just because people have historically attempted to water down the nature of our rights doesn't mean that we have to help them along the way.

There is a distinct difference between a "privilege" and a "right."

Semantics matter.

[The Conservative Alternative @OldeWorldOrder]

"We in America have no interest in being polite & orderly caretakers of the West's managed decline."

—Marco Rubio

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@vanshb_95 @asanwal The traditional school calendar was designed to facilitate workers for harvest times.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

The Ed tech experiment has failed. The quicker and sooner our nation schools realize that, and move on to effective methods, the clicker and sooner we can recover from the damage it has done.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@karenvaites Oklahoma legislature is currently revising its early literacy legislation. Sadly, haven’t heard any talk of knowledge building. Disheartened by this.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@karenvaites Quality behavior precedes quality instruction. It is a universal truth in education. Note the emphasis on order in the top schools in Britain.

Also, I would say that schools that take a deliberate approach to literacy instruction also take a deliberate approach to behavior.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@greg_ashman The existence of one condition does not preclude the importance of another.

Hungry children can be fed and taught to read at the same time.

And long term, teaching them to read will provide prevention.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

Curriculum choices are not value neutral decisions.

https://t.co/9QDhG3ajb4

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

The crisis is much bigger than anyone realizes. Functional level reading and writing skills are absent in a bulk of cases of our graduates.

And the answer has been more screen time and less rigor.

An abrupt turn is needed quickly.

[Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79]

NEW: UC San Diego has released a new report documenting a “steep decline in the academic preparedness” of its freshmen.

The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 to 1/8.

They’ve had to create a second remedial class covering elementary and middle school math skills in addition to the one covering gaps from high school.

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[Burger Hald @BurgerHald]

@MrDanielBuck "Kids, hand in your phone; and open your Chromebook."

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

Sprinting into vacation.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@RandySwift9 @JonMHenderson1 @DrTozzo @greg_ashman Please share. I’ve been searching for some time to find data that supports the efficacy of BTC.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

Every wasted minute of progressive instruction and PBL requires twice the direct intervention later.

Teach it direct. Teach it right the first time.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

Ten years from now, Emily Hanford will be doing another exposé—on how much the Chromebook craze has hurt our educational system.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@mnachievement @mctm_mn Amazing that so many educators will try ANY type of instructional fad EXCEPT sitting kids in desks, providing direct instruction, working problems with them, and supporting them as they individually practice.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@swamidass @VPrasadMDMPH You are missing the point that we hold elections every 4 years.

It’s time to renegotiate if you want taxpayer money.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@garethkthomas @EachOtherUK The only people it makes feel uncomfortable are those without any reasoning abilities.

Unsocial behavior is unsocial behavior, regardless of environment.

The reality is that consequences are more dire outside of school than within.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

@pfmanna @rickhess99 Please provide proof of non-Ivy league professors and administrators who were pushing back against DEI.

Because there’s a litany of professors who were persecuted for questioning its efficacy.

[Brandon Kirkpatrick @bkirkpatrickedu]

A solid first step in school improvement would be to remove the word “ever-changing” from every vision/mission statement it appears in.