We Are Still At Risk
Exactly 40 years ago, A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform was published, sending tremors throughout the United States...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Jul 9
- 5 min
Is Your Kid Prepared for a Bully?
If they haven't already, your kid will meet a bully. Soon. Make no mistake: bullies are in private, public and charter schools. Why do...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Jun 8
- 4 min
A Culture of Whispers
Most of us have had the following experience: you enter a room where colleagues are working and you find people speaking in hushed tones,...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Apr 19
- 4 min
Raising Resilience
Today’s parents are often faulted for making their children’s lives easier to the point that those children don’t have much experience...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Jan 3
- 3 min
They Exist!
Values provide a sense of direction and purpose in our actions and thoughts. Adherence to a clear set of values is essential to the...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
It's In Our DNA
Scientists tell us that humans have existed for over three million years. Since it was only until about 200 years ago that we began to...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Feb 13, 2022
- 4 min
The New Unicorn
Once upon a time, there were more people who wanted to be teachers than there were teacher jobs. As a career educator and school...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Let Mr. Welch Finish His Drink
Upon hearing the name “Bailey”, he stops mid-sip and pivots to the right, stiff drink in hand. “Which Bailey?” he demands. “This is Mr....
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Mar 7, 2021
- 3 min
My Father Was a Closet Bilingual
Speaking two languages fluently wasn’t enough. Neither one of them was English, so my father’s family was relegated to the slums. Dad was...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Nov 29, 2020
- 8 min
One Path To Grace Under Pressure
From his studio apartment in Paris in 1926, Ernest Hemingway wrote a letter to his friend, F. Scott Fitzgerald, in which he referred to a...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Nov 8, 2020
- 6 min
It's Everywhere
Growing up, I sometimes would get frustrated with people who acted like idiots. My uncle used to say, “Nephew, stupidity is like grass:...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Oct 18, 2020
- 5 min
Lessons from the Decathlon
I look forward to the Olympics every four years. As a runner and skier, both the Summer and Winter Olympics are important to me. You can...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Sep 6, 2020
- 4 min
Whose Culture Is It Anyway?
British singer Adele is from London, one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Londoners are constantly exposed to a broad range...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Aug 12, 2020
- 4 min
When, Not If
So here we go: let’s get kids back into schools. Of course the “when” they are due back inside brick and mortar buildings varies from...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Jul 13, 2020
- 6 min
Hire Better, Fire Less
A suit was bemoaning his fate: “The Boss wants me to try to hire more diversity, but how can I do that if they don’t apply?” Anyone that...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Jul 2, 2020
- 4 min
Hate Your Job? It's Probably Your Boss
Ask anyone about their “boss”. If they’re honest, they will roll their eyes before answering you. But get serious about how satisfied...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
Still Two Americas
Let’s admit it: we in the United States think pretty highly of ourselves. · We comprise around 9% of the Earth’s population, yet we use...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
Here's Your Nickel
Under appreciated and under supported. Overexposed and overwhelmed. When I “was on the way up” as a young school administrator, one of my...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
Do You Miss Me Now?
10%. That’s it. I have spoken and written about the fact that children spend only 10% of their lives in K-12 schools between birth and...
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David Samore, Ed.D.
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
A Terrible Opportunity
Four brothers watched as their fifth brother died slowly, agonizingly, from suffocation due to a lung disorder. Our Mother, our wives,...
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