by Matt Vaudrey | Apr 1, 2021 | Education, Equity |
A reporter from Mashable reached out with some questions about my tweet from last week. One of her questions is a whole body of work by itself, so I’m adding more thoughts that wouldn’t fit in her article [link to come]. 4.) I’d love to hear more about...
by Matt Vaudrey | Aug 2, 2019 | Administration, Coaching, Education, Equity, Tough Issues |
There’s a 100% chance that I’m paraphrasing this idea from someone, but it was a half-baked idea we discussed over lunch, and I’m expanding it here. <triumphant voice> The Biggest Challenge in Effective Professional Development When getting a...
by Matt Vaudrey | Apr 16, 2019 | Equity, Tough Issues |
As a white person, there is a hesitance about intrusion into black spaces. On the podcast The Sporkful, the interviewer sits in an all-black diner and asks the owner about white people being welcome. The owner responds, “Do you have the same concerns for black...
by Matt Vaudrey | Mar 28, 2019 | Education, Equity, Tough Issues, Vulnerability |
There’s a scene in the movie The Sandlot where the main character finally plucked up the courage to get into the game. He borrows a glove and walks to the outfield, muttering to himself, “Don’t be a goofus. Don’t be a goofus.” Once the game...
by Matt Vaudrey | Feb 27, 2019 | Administration, Equity, Leadership, Teacher Improvement |
My kids love to play with the hose in the backyard. We live in the semi-desert of Southern California, so it’s too hot to play without a sprinkler for about 8 weeks during the summer, but they’re even thrilled to dance in the rain yesterday, as the rest of...
