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WASHINGTON – On Thursday on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the migrant crisis at our Southern border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s floor remarks are below, and video can be found above. “Coming …
November, 2018
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13 November
Op-Ed: You Can Do This With Technology
Whenever you hear someone say that laptops or tablets in education are just “gizmos” just give them this list and ask: How many of these things can students do without tech? See a van Gogh so …
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6 November
Op-Ed: Who Do You Want To Work For?
My wife recently completed her certification work to become a campus administrator in Texas. That got me thinking about how jobs are advertised in school districts. Most of it is pretty bland, non-inspiring and well, …
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3 November
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: Erik Wahl, Author of “UNthink” & “The Spark and the Grind
Faithful readers of this column know that I occasionally will ask authors of books I find interesting to answer a few questions. I am always grateful for these very busy people that take the time …
October, 2018
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30 October
Op-Ed: What if We had Listened to the Gizmo Haters?
A common practice of those that enjoy criticizing school districts, superintendents, school boards and educational practices in general is to take on topics that they know little or nothing about. Instructional technology makes a great …
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29 October
Op-Ed: What is at Stake in the El Paso Penny Swap Election?
On November 6, voters in the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) residential area will decide whether to approve a change to the district’s local property taxes. The district has proposed a “penny swap” that …
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27 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: ‘Future Wise’ Author Dr. David Perkins
Everyone that reads this column knows that – on occasion – I like to interview authors of books that I think my readers should give consideration to. One such book is Future Wise: Educating Our …
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23 October
Op-Ed: Are we Teaching our Kids to Write Like This?
I was turned on to this article some time ago that appeared in the New York Times Magazine “A Game of Shark and Minnow” which describes the story of eight men in the Philippine Navy …
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20 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: Sparking Breakthrough Ideas
Warren Berger is author of “A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas.” As many of you know, I love to ask authors of books I am reading, about their thinking …
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16 October
Op-Ed: Why Don’t You Help Parents with Ed Tech?
I recently was asked to answer a questions for a tv report about edtech in the classroom. My answer was never used in the report, so I thought I would share it with you. “Do …
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16 October
Letter to the Editor: Who is Tough as Texas?
Who is Tough as Texas? As someone who moved from NYC about eight years ago, I might not understand Texas tough but I do know NYC tough. Ted Cruz showed moxie when he went to …
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13 October
Op-Ed: El Paso’s Registered Voters Must Show Up on Election Day. NO EXCUSES
Don’t be one of the 92% of registered El Paso voters who sit out the election to Netflix the night away. It is said that a city which brings out only 8% of its voting …
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13 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: Rewiring Education
John Couch is a former (and FIRST) Apple VP of Education and has written, along with Jason Towne, an excellent primer for anyone that wants to understand how tech can be used properly to transform …
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9 October
Op-Ed: Grading With No Purpose
When I was a sophomore at Texas A&M I remember taking an Organic Chemistry class from a new professor who, I became convinced, had never taught a class before. When the first test came around, …
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8 October
Op-Ed: City Hires Firms to Run Us Through the “Spin Cycle” Again
On Saturday, Sept. 6, the El Paso Times ran a guest column written by two individuals representing companies hired by the City to create what I believe is a damage-control narrative designed to twist facts …
