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posted by: Alix
| September 10, 2010, 09:38 am
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Not too often a forum for education reform, New York magazine ran a piece this week entitled, “Schools: The Disaster Movie”. The article features the upcoming release of the much anticipated film by An Inconvenient Truth director, Davis Guggenheim, and what most certainly will be a rallying cry for reformers and an outrage for the unions. Continue Reading...
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posted by: Jill
| September 09, 2010, 11:19 am
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Are you prepared for your first substitute of the year? Maybe you’ll be able to plan for your inevitable absence from school, but maybe not. Either way—contemplate creating a binder or improving the one you have created already.
I could have used a substitute binder my first year of teaching when a sledding accident grounded me to my bed for two weeks. Creating lesson plans while flat on my back was horrible. Even worse was writing down my rules and procedures for the classroom. I was on pain killers, need I say more? Continue Reading...
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posted by: Colin
| September 07, 2010, 08:55 am
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Columnist Robert Samuelson is putting "school reform" on notice. "Few subjects inspire more intellectual dishonesty and political puffery than 'school reform,'" writes Samuelson in yesterday's Washington Post. Why the harsh words for such a popular issue? Continue Reading...
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posted by: Jill
| September 03, 2010, 09:23 am
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Classroom procedures are basically sacrosanct in my classroom; I cannot run it without them. In fact, one of my favorite aspects of the new school year is sitting down to assess my classroom procedures.
I question, “What worked last year?” “What didn’t work out?” “What did other teachers do well?’ “What should I avoid?” And the overarching question is always “How do I want my classroom to run?” Like clockwork. Continue Reading...
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posted by: Colin
| August 31, 2010, 08:26 am
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UPDATE: Bret Schundler, fired from his post of education commissioner by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, has admitted that the fatal error in his state's Race to the Top application was his and his alone. Continue Reading...
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