There is a lot of interest in this subject. America’s K12 system does not just affect millions of children and families in the United States, but if we can redesign our system to begin working, the rest of the world will copy our model.

But trying to rebuild a broken…

A thin, older woman in her 50s is rummaging through a closet in the foyer of her Brooklyn brownstone. It’s hard for her to see because the only illumination in the entranceway is a faint beam of light streaming through the stained glass of the front door. …

We have been SOLD the idea the K12 system is broken and failing. If we look at the data, it sure is.

• Student test scores have been declining since the 1960s
• 65% of American households earn less than $100k a year
• 16% of high school graduates are unemployed
• 39% of…

The single biggest problem teachers in my school faced was Time Management. We all have a lot of work to do. We all have obligations, family, life, money, etc.

But why do some teachers burn-out and some are able to manage a 25 year career being a teacher? …

The reason you are reading this article and publishing on medium is because you want to be read by your audience. Maybe you don’t know who your audience is right now, but maybe you do, but you want to know why they are ignoring you.

What I thought I knew…

If you graduated from high school in 1965, there was a reasonable expectation you could find work. Not just minimum wage, and menial work, but a real job with a future.

In the 20th Century, we all had the same idea, “from the mailroom to the Board Room” was our…

I wanted to write an article about revealing the secrets to the K12 system. I wanted to write an article that could help you understand how to fix the K12 system, but the problem I ran into is that we all agree the K12 system is broken. …