Dan Costellow, Ed.D.

Powered by a 327 cubic inch V8 producing 300 horsepower and paired with an automatic transmission, this 1965 Corvette Convertible in Rally Red represents a moment when performance and drivability came together to define America’s Sports Car. One supporter of the National Corvette Museum will take it home. Learn more & enter now: corvettemuseum.org/1965-corvette-…

@WhiteHouse This is disgraceful and disgusting. No one is impressed by this, and your bravado continues to further isolate our allies.

JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. 🇺🇸🔥

We don’t have a classroom management problem. We have an emotional regulation crisis that teachers are being asked to handle. Somehow, “classroom management” has turned into: • de-escalating trauma • supporting anxiety and depression • calming panic attacks • being the counselor, social worker, and crisis team • carrying emotional loads no one sees And then we remove the very things that help like recess, movement, art, play, connection. Teachers aren’t trained for that. They shouldn’t have to be. Classroom management is about relationships, structure, routines, and connection. It was never meant to replace what families, communities, and systems failed to provide. And until we stop offloading every societal failure onto schools, teachers will keep drowning under expectations no human can meet.

Kids don’t come to school excited about education the way adults think about it. They’re not thinking about tests or standards or where they fall on a chart, especially not in kindergarten. They’re excited about who they’ll talk to, who they’ll sit by, and who they’ll play with. They’re curious about the room, the toys, the books, and the teacher. They’re trying to figure out whether this feels like a place where they belong. When school ignores that and rushes straight to measurement, some kids start disconnecting before we ever notice. That doesn’t suddenly change as they get older. If students don’t see why what they’re learning matters to them, or isn’t taught in ways they can connect with, they check out. Not because they’re lazy or unmotivated, but because information alone doesn’t feel compelling anymore. Facts are everywhere. Meaning is not. What students still need is someone to help them make sense of it and why it matters to them. Good teachers have always understood this. When students get time to play, create, move, and explore, they’re far more willing to do the harder, less exciting work too. The practice. The repetition. The struggle. But when school becomes nothing but work, day after day, students don’t rise to the challenge. They either comply or they disengage. That’s what great teachers understand. Not standards. Not testing. Not pacing guides. Great teachers make learning matter because they know learning is human before it’s academic. Standards can organize a system. Tests can measure a moment. But neither one convinces a student to care. Great teachers do.

Standardized tests were never designed to capture the full range of how students learn. They were designed to compare performance under identical conditions. Research in cognitive psychology and educational measurement has shown for decades that standardized tests are highly sensitive to factors like: processing speed reading stamina test anxiety working memory load familiarity with test formats In other words, they measure how a brain performs in a narrow, timed environment, not how deeply it understands content. That’s why standardized tests consistently favor certain cognitive profiles: fast processors strong abstract and language-based thinkers students comfortable with pressure and prolonged focus They reward speed, stamina, and format fluency, not curiosity, creativity, reasoning depth, or real-world application. Which leads to a misunderstanding we keep making. Some students test well but disengage from school. Others engage deeply, explain their thinking, apply concepts, and grow , yet struggle on tests. Both can be true. And neither tells you who a student really is. A test score is not a measure of learning capacity. It’s a snapshot of performance under artificial conditions. When we confuse the two, we don’t just misread students. We mis-teach them.

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Design lives in the details. Every spoke reflects Corvette engineering and performance.

My favourite people are seriously unserious.

The National Corvette Museum is Adding a New Facility to Preserve its Growing Collection of Historic Corvettes corvetteblogger.com/2025/10/14/the… #Corvette @corvettemuseum

The “Leadership Tax” that leaders pay.

If you think Tylenol is bad for children’s health what until you see what guns do.

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Friends and Citizens of Logan County, I hope you will take a moment to learn more about the "nickel tax," and why it is more important than ever for the LCS Board of Education to move forward now. sites.google.com/logan.kyschool…

Friends and Residents of Logan County: Better schools mean better communities. @LoganCoSchools @AESTigersKy @AdairvilleCards @ChandlersSchool @LewisburgShines @OlmsteadRams @LoganCoCTC

History was made this morning in Bowling Green, KY, as the National Corvette Museum delivered its first 2025 Corvette ZR1 through R8C Museum Delivery. From the manufacturing line to the red carpet, this ZR1 represents the pinnacle of Corvette engineering and design. Every R8C Delivery is a celebration of Corvette legacy, but this one shifts it into the next gear. Welcome to the future of performance. Welcome to America’s Sports Car. Learn more about R8C Museum Delivery: corvettemuseum.org/r8c-delivery/

The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X is here. With 1,250 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and a 0 to 60 time under 2 seconds, it is the most advanced Corvette ever built. 🏁 #corvette #corvettemuseum #corvettezr1x #zr1x

If you want to be a respected leader: Don't command people. Serve them. It's counterintuitive to many new leaders, But the truth is you don't earn loyalty by demanding it. You earn trust and respect, And increase performance and engagement, By putting your people first.

Superintendent reacts to Homeland Security agents attempting to enter the LAUSD elementary schools. 👇👇👇😡

The first Corvette in the National Corvette Museum’s collection is getting the preservation it deserves. The 1953 Quinlan Corvette, #262 of 300, was donated by Corvette Hall of Fame inductee Ray Quinlan and represents the very beginning of America’s Sports Car. Watch as we ensure this iconic ride stands the test of time. #Corvette #CorvetteHistory #1953Corvette #Preservation