The testing fallacy
State and federal testing mandates are a sure fire way to remove all passion for learning from students and rob teachers of the joy of...
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Ken Buck
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
There’s a crisis in our schools… and it’s not what you think
If you don’t know it yet IT’S TIME TO START PAYING ATTENTION. We are in the midst in a crisis in our schools in America, one that should...
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Ken Buck
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
I'd rather apologize for keeping your child home safe
I have been hearing a lot from all over both Carolinas today about the weather, especially with multiple districts all around opting away...
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Ken Buck
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Everything is new
Teachers, Parents, and students: With this Fall's new school year, everything will be original; nothing will be the same. This is a new...
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Ken Buck
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Educators: You aren't walking alone
EDUCATORS: You are heading down a path none of us in education have seen before this year. You will have victories. Great job! You may...
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Ken Buck
- Aug 6, 2020
- 2 min
For such a time as this...
It's been a challenging few months to be in education, to say the least. As I have said many times before, it is easily the most critical...
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Ken Buck
- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
'Digital Divide' puts a significant number of students at risk of falling behind
With almost every school in America utilizing some form of virtual learning in the Spring of 2020 in response to COVID-19, the...
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Ken Buck
- Jun 25, 2020
- 3 min
Grace, empathy, and patience needed in education in the era of COIVD-19
For many of us, we are now in our fourth month of the “new normal” of COVID-19, which feels like anything but normal for the stakeholders...
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Ken Buck
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
What will the Fall look like for schools?
What will school look like in the Fall of 2020? That’s a really good question. To be blunt: I don’t really know exactly either right now....
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Ken Buck
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Differentiated Instruction in a pandemic takes on a new meaning
Education at the core works to meet the individual needs of each student, both in a one-on-one setting and in a group setting; however,...
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Ken Buck
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Educators: Don't Be Afraid To Be Wrong
One of my favorite educational writers, whom I have had the privilege to meet and hear speak, is Sir Ken Robinson. I once heard him say,...
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Ken Buck
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Communication is understanding, not just verbalizing
Throughout my career in education one thing has become abundantly clear to me: communication among stakeholders is absolutely essential...
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Ken Buck
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
The Three-Legged Stool Concept of Education
I just wanted to say a special THANK YOU TO PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES for helping our schools and the children during these difficult...
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Ken Buck
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
From Crisis to Collaboration
Note: This was originally written for and published by 7billionones.org on March 20, 2020) In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Ken Buck
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Kids: You don't have to feel alone
Hey kids: we know you are suffering right now. You’re missing school. You can maybe call or video chat with your friends but it’s simply...
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Ken Buck
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
Failure of Our Children Is NOT an Option
(I have had a long time to think over the last week or so about where we are in our world right now. A lot of it is going to spill out in...
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Ken Buck
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
We gave them almost no warning...
I am humbled beyond words at the response to my social media post from March 18, 2020 about how educators have responded to the...
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Ken Buck
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Rule One!
As you watch schools around the country change plans, all revolving around the Coronavirus, I have something I have always called "Rule...
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