What is EDI?

by | Nov 22, 2025 | Blog, Reforming Education

Explicit Direct Instruction EDI stands for Explicit Direct Instruction. While the term is new, the methodology is not. Most kids before the 1980s were taught everything using this methodology. Essentially, students are told what they are going to learn, then they are...

Diversity in the Classroom

by | Nov 22, 2025 | Blog, Modern Schooling

The Elephant in the Classroom It’s supposed to be an understanding among teachers, something we tolerate because we have to. But truly we wish we could talk about it to relieve the pressure and make changes. It’s known by its euphemistic name, Diversity....

The Greatest Divorce

by | Nov 21, 2025 | Theories, Not Proven Methods

The Greatest Divorce It began with Horace Mann in the early nineteenth century. That is over 175 years ago. He was the man who pushed public education to the forefront of American life, advocating that the state had a responsibility to its citizens to raise of the...