El Paso Herald-Post El Paso News & Opinion
A few years back, I spoke with educator and classroom designer Ryan Bretag about learning spaces. He made a comment that he liked to take school administrators to Apple Stores and to coffee shops to …
June, 2018
May, 2018
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30 May
Op-Ed: To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Another week, another bunch of dead school kids, mowed down in another act of gun violence. Yawn. This week Santa Fe, Texas. Last week Indiana. Next week, who knows where. Have you been keeping count? …
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23 May
Op-Ed: Screens Down
Over the years, educators in higher ed have lamented that students at the college level seem to prefer their laptops that they bring to class over what is being taught during class. Clifford Stoll in …
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16 May
Op-Ed: We Need Our ‘Teachers of the Year’ More Than Once a Year
Quick, name the Teacher of the Year for the United States from 2018. Okay, that’s hard. Name your State teacher of the year. Or your district teacher of the year. How about your local campus …
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12 May
Op-Ed: No Park is an Island
Last month I was blessed in having the opportunity to meet the River and the Wall feature documentary team in Austin. I spent two days with Ben Masters, Hillary Pierce, Austin Alvarado, and Jay Kleberg sharing …
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8 May
Op-Ed: The Democracy of Creation
Just a few years back, if one wanted to be a published author, you had to write your novel, hire an agent and have that person shop your book around all of the publishers until …
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6 May
Analysis: The Anemic State of Democracy in Texas
The difficulty in getting voters to show up for a runoff election is a big problem in Texas. There are hotspots around the state that might engage more voters, but generally speaking, it’s hard enough …
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1 May
Op-Ed: Flim Flam and the Extended Lesson
Back in the days when Uri Geller and Jean Dixon (look them up) were making the talk show rounds, I once told my science classes that I was able to predict the future. Of course, …
April, 2018
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25 April
Op-Ed: ‘Shattered Dreams’ Recreation Takes on Reality of Drinking, Driving and Death
When your kid is getting ready for a big weekend event, or a special evening like Burges High School’s upcoming prom, there are a lot of things to do. Dresses need to be bought, tuxes …
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23 April
Analysis: A Poll Showing a Close Race in Texas, if Most Texans Voted
You probably saw the new Texas political survey from Quinnipiac released last week — the one that had Democrat Beto O’Rourke running just a few percentage points behind Republican Ted Cruz in this year’s U.S. Senate race. Heady stuff, or scary …
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18 April
Op-Ed: Sorry, Kids Don’t Need Cursive Writing to Understand Historical Documents
Take a look at this meme that rears its ugly head once in a while across the Internet especially on Facebook: For those of you that cannot read cursive, it says; “Kids who can’t read …
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17 April
Op-Ed: Cornyn Applauds Trump’s Response to Chemical Attacks in Syria
WASHINGTON –Tueday on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) offered his support for President Trump’s recent military action against the Syrian regime in response to chemical attacks on innocent civilians. Excerpts of Sen. …
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13 April
Analysis: Texans Hate Standardized Tests, but Govern by the Results
The best way to improve public education in Texas? Cut the number of standardized tests students have to take, according to a February 2017 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. That answer came in ahead of increased …
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11 April
Op-Ed: It Isn’t About Technology, it is About Equity
The student looked up from his new HP Stream computer, a low powered , low cost Windows laptop. He was in 11th grade and seemed to really be interested in what was happening on the …
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10 April
Hurd on the Hill: Energy Security is National Security
Folks in the 23rd District know well that West Texas energy fuels our economy. In fact, the Texas portion of the Permian Basin alone provides more than 444,000 jobs, contributes more than $60.2 billion to …
