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@Principal_Jon

Former public school principal | Homeschooler | Building and growing a new kind of high school | Husband | Father of 5

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I Spent 14 Years Inside Public Schools. Here's Why I Left.

I Spent 14 Years Inside Public Schools. Here's Why I Left.

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Worth every penny.
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Worth noting that Grok @Bot has no free tier
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Parents: What is one thing your kid has learned over the past year that school never taught them?
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What is one real thing a teenager you know could make or do this year? 👇 nitter.gq/Principal_Jon/status/2…
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Give Teenagers Real Work

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Education is at a moment where what we do next matters more than we understand. Some schools are ready for it. Many are not.
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@jliemandtOct 28
The last time a new machine threatened a third of American jobs, we reinvented how we educated our kids. That bet sparked an epic 100-year run. It is time to make it again.
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Who has proof that public schools care about academics?
Garry Tan (@garrytan) profile pictureGarry Tan
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There’s a budget crush and high schoolers can’t take honors classes (they’re phasing out) but guess what new classes they are getting next
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Give Teenagers Real Work

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Another teacher choosing something other than their neighborhood school. My suggestion: follow their lead.
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@Principal_JonOct 23
Public school teachers are pulling their kids out of public schools. Why?
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In most schools kids learn the same material at the same time. If a kid gets it early, they wait. If they need more time, they move on anyway with a gap. Self-paced learning fixes both problems because the kid moves when they're ready. Would your kid have done better if school let them move at their own pace?
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$107,033 per student seems like a fully funded classroom. The result: 7% math proficiency. Funding isn't everything. Here is how the school spends that money, and why it isn't working. 👇
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Full article: principaljon.substack.com/p/… Credit to @noahharlan for the original thread and data: nitter.gq/noahharlan/status/2114…
noahharlan (@noahharlan) profile picturenoahharlan@noahharlanOct 24
NYC spends $107,033 per student at a single middle school. Why? Let's examine how school spending has gotten out of control at MS371 and why small schools in the city need to merge or close to provide better resources to everyone, including those attending these schools. 🧵
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What is a school rule that doesn't make sense to you?
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What did your best teacher do differently?
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How do you pass 92% of your students when 67% are chronically absent? PS: The school spends over $100,000 per student. What is going on?
noahharlan (@noahharlan) profile picturenoahharlan@noahharlanOct 24
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But what are students getting for all that spending? How are they performing? Unfortunately, not well... Just 26% of students are proficient in ELA, 7% in math, and 67% are chronically absent. They also "pass" 92% of their students, so basically everyone passes...
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School policies don't support learning.
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In just the last 5 years in schools: • 60% increase in disruptive behavior • 40% increase in verbal abuse • 38% increase in physical attacks on teachers Teachers: What’s driving this shift?
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How do parents manage the weekdays that schools take off during the school year? What are your tips and tricks?
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Watching my niece get married reminds me what life is all about. A new family is born and a new couple working together to do God’s will. This is the way.
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Two+ decades of NAEP decline. What should change?
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This post is more about policies of the school then it is about the people at the school.
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Public school teachers are pulling their kids out of public schools. Why?
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Traditional schools serve a very specific kind of student. If they don't fit that mold...they end up like this.
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Public school teachers are pulling their kids out of public schools. Why?
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