Those whom the Lord wishes to punish for their waywardness he sends to meetings. These are the types you can expect to find there.
The Circumlocutor: Listen to him take eight minutes to paraphrase the four-paragraph text in front of you, and then realize that you are not quite sure what his point was. You are not permitted to…
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Everyone agrees that the most important in-school factor in student achievement is the…
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Hope, Title IX, and Dreams of the World Cup
It hadn't occurred to me that the U.S. would actually lose to Japan in the World Cup Soccer Final last Sunday. Our women's team was magical. They came from behind against Brazil and won on penalty kicks…
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Ronald was six when he noticed his father had black grease around his mouth after working on a car.…
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In What Other Profession...by David Reber
Here is an article for those of you who have a lot to say about the teaching profession, and yet have not spent time in an actual classroom (like say, most politicians) - In what other profession...by David Reber
I’m going to step out of my…
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Added by Michael Keany on July 20, 2011 at 5:55pm —
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Want to stop teachers from cheating? A history lesson from corporate America
By Dan Ariely, Published: July 18
This piece is part of a leadership roundtable on the right way to approach teacher incentives — with opinion pieces by Duke University behavioral economics professor …
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Added by Michael Keany on July 20, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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To improve U.S. education, it’s time to treat teachers as professionals
This piece is part of a leadership roundtable on the right way to approach teacher incentives — with opinion pieces by Duke University behavioral economics…
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Jonathan Kozol has been a tireless advocate for civil rights in education for…
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Added by Michael Keany on July 19, 2011 at 12:29pm —
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Note: This is Dr. Joan Daly-Lewis's response to Carol Burris's blog.
Dear Carol:
Carol, here is my concern about the Hinchey article (“ Getting Teacher Assessment Right: What Policymakers Can Learn From Research”)- the new NYS APPR seems to address ALL of the recommendations! But as you have said in your Post blog, the devil is in the details. There is actually much in the new APPR system that could have had the potential to improve the…
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Note: Zak Champagne, an award-winning teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, is…
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Positive lessons about school reform can sometimes be learned from other countries. What England will do…
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Note: Zak Champagne, an award-winning teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, is…
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The McCarthy era of the 1950's destroyed the careers of those who had associated in one way or another with…
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By John Baldoni
John Baldoni is an internationally recognized leadership development consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker. In…
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Apprenticeships, Not Summer School
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Lucy N.Friedman is the founding president of the After-School Corporation, a nonprofit organization.
There’s no question that we can upgrade the appeal, attendance rate and effectiveness of summer school for elementary and middle school students. We can do it by pairing…
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Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:14am —
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Look to the Charter Schools
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Pedro Noguera, a sociologist, is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University. He is also executive director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and serves on the State University of New York…
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Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:13am —
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Field Trips, Not Classrooms
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Roger Prosise is superintendent of the Diamond Lake School District in suburban Chicago.
Summer school is simply a way to provide students with more instructional time. The summer school program should be rigorous, high-interest and staffed with excellent teachers. But…
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Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:11am —
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Break With Tradition
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Paul Thomas is an associate professor of education at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. He is writing a book on poverty in the United States. You can follow his work at Radical Scholarship and on Twitter as …
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Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:08am —
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Summer School Triage
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Patrick Welsh teaches English at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va. He writes often about education.
Whenever I would tell colleagues that I enjoyed teaching summer school, which I did for more than 20 summers, many would tell me I…
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Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:06am —
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