http://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133307552/ohio-case-the-rosa-parks-moment-for-education?ft=1&f=1013 Inequalities within education… Every child in this country deserves quality teachers and quality education no matter what the property taxes might be where he or she lives. The story above is interesting and disheartening… Maybe the government should be
Read MoreThe State of the Union… a 500-word rundown, in case you missed it.
by Annie “We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. The rules have changed” The rundown: Lets prepare for a more technologically driven world. It’s a good thing. Its time to embrace technology. It’s time for
Read MoreWhat do I know?
I have a student teacher this semester and he is the first in my thirteen-year career. I must admit that at times I wonder if I really know what it is to be a teacher. I observe and plan with
Read MoreLeaving the Classroom?
So I’m reading Katy Farber’s book, Why Great Teachers Quit: And How We Might Stop the Exodus, which explores the demands, challenges, and rewards experienced by classroom teachers across the country who are staying in the trenches of public education
Read MoreA Hidden Curriculum
We may not be able to control the mental health care industry or the laws surrounding the purchase of guns in our state, but we can control the ways we create safety in our schools, with our own small gestures, each day with our kids.
Read MoreWhen can we teach?
I was talking with a friend over the weekend and our conversation went to school and instruction. Her district went back to half-day kindergarten this year. So she is feeling the pressure of how to fit everything into a shorter
Read MoreGood News: Your kid passed! Bad News: You didn’t!
Imagine going to a parent-teacher conference with a report for the student AND the parent! Well, one Florida school district is proposing just that. http://www.parentdish.com/2011/01/19/report-card-day-could-include-grades-for-parents-under-proposed/ Parents will be graded on responses to requests for meetings, attendance at conferences, completion of homework,
Read MoreIs Arizona Next?
Michele McNeil's article in Education Week on January 14th was a fascinating look at a near miss in California. She writes about newly-elected Jerry Brown's immediate revamping of the education agenda, only days after taking office and says: "(His) education shake-up
Read MoreKindness in the Classroom & Community
I spent most of my weekend last week glued to the television awaiting updates on the tragedy that occurred Saturday. Late Sunday, though, I began to transfer thought as to how to approach the events at school with students. I
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