Hackman's Musings

Where all your answers are questioned...

Sunday, May 03, 2026

The Grade-Level Model

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"Expensive and experienced teachers tend to be resistant to new curriculum and teaching methods." I was on a thread where someone ...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

Paper Law Vs Trial Law

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Bad management theory is rampant in education. There is a scene in one of the greatest movies of all time, A Few Good Men, where Demi Moore...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Too Many Cooks

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Most school districts and states send down a fire hose of professional development. Teachers are drowning in meetings, readings, data tracki...
Friday, January 02, 2026

Older Teachers

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One of the hard parts of being an older teacher is to not come off as cynical.  This is difficult, because the system is set up to make you ...
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We Don't "Got This"

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Things changed about 25 years ago.  During district meetings, if a teacher brought up how we should be involving the family, district folks ...
Friday, September 26, 2025

Marvel Zombies

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Just got done watching Marvel Zombies. Meh. It wasn't bad...  it just wasn't... anything special. It was indicative of what Marvel h...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

I Used To Teach Sunday School

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I am cleaning out my hard drives and I came across a letter I had written to my church leadership back in 2008.  I was a Sunday School teach...
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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Thanksgiving

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Been thinking a lot about what I have to be thankful for as Thanksgiving approaches. There is this scene in a Dracula mini-series that comes...
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Friday, August 09, 2024

Belief Is Not A Virtue

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Belief is tricky.  I don't think it is as simple as "letting go".  I don't think a believer can make a decision to not bel...
Thursday, August 08, 2024

No Options

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I have been listening to some Vance speeches and catching interviews with the Maga crowds attending the rallies.  Their words and attitudes ...
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