Why are we still using the Danielson Model to evaluate teachers when countries that outperform us—like Finland—don’t use it or anything like it? Backed by Gates in 2009, it became high-stakes, but even Danielson says it's misused. Trust, autonomy, and support build better educators. It's time for a change!
➡️PSA #1: “SPED kids” are “Gen. Ed kids” first. Just because a student has an IEP does not mean we stop problem solving on how to reach them in Tier 1 and 2 first. The end goal is for the student to no longer need special education services. The only way this happens is when the student receives solid Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 instruction every single day.
➡️PSA #2: Kids who have an IEP are not “SPED Kids.” They are students who have a disability. How we describe our students matters.
Four things we should do to improve public education.
1. Universal free lunch/breakfast for K-12
2. Fully paid internship for all 1st year teachers. Allow them to co-teach for one year.
3. A mandatory cap of 25 Ss in ALL classes.
4. Universal Free Pre-K
All game changers.
Even though there's no longer an NFL team in St. Louis, that's not gonna stop the Greatest Show on Turf from reuniting in the city where it all came together. 🥺 #ForTheLou
The kids are here!
Remember, they are not:
SPED kids
EIP kids
RTI kids
Bad kid
504 kids
"Those" kids
Low kids
_____ kids.
Kids are kids.
First, love them
Then learn them.
We don't love labels.
We love learners.
We teach learners, not labels.
Love, believe & challenge ALL kids.
Looking through some of the baseball stats from the STL area...
Uncommitted LHP Chase Knebel (2025) has allowed one total run in 61 1/3 IP for @HHSdawgBaseball this spring.
0.11 ERA, 0.62 WHIP, 62 strikeouts, 6 walks.