I'm tired today, as I was up until midnight working on a freelance project for my former colleagues in Montgomery, Alabama. Every year for the last three, I've traveled to high-poverty, high-minority public schools where the students and teachers are dispelling the myth that poor, black kids (or Hispanics, or Special Needs students) can't learn.
I don't really know why I continue to do it now that I'm living in Arkansas and working full time, except for the fact that it is so inspiring. It's still amazing to me that a state like Alabama has so much going for it when it comes to education policy. Really. They have a lot figured out when it comes to teaching all students to read, which as it turns out, is in fact rocket science. And it's so frustrating to me that Arkansas, especially Little Rock, can't quite get it together. Maybe if I scream loud enough I can get the attention of some folks and show them what Alabama has done.
My next round of articles are due on Monday. I've finished one and have a long way to go and a short time to get there on the other two. But it's worth it. If one principal or teacher can read the success stories and be inspired to change things in their school, I've done a good job. Click here to download last year's stories if you are so inclined.
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