Teachers Gone Wild
The headline says it all: Should I Care if My Child's Teacher Once Worked as a Stripper?
The Common Core: Policy Triumph or Commercial Bonanza?
The option of mass-delivering standardized instruction electronically is only the icing on what could be a very lucrative cake for commercial education materials developers, courtesy of the Common Core.
Media, Violence and Schoolkids
Isn't it incumbent upon those who hold the public trust--and I include both educators and political leaders in this group--to speak with discretion and a commitment to peace?
The Gorilla, the Basketball and the Future
Sweeping changes in educational practice and policy tend to come as a surprise to teachers, simply because they haven't been paying attention to the discourse or trends, what with recess duty, lesson plans, parent phone calls and trying to stay awake until the news.
The War on Jingle Bells
It is ironic that, in a month when you can hear "For Unto Us a Child is Born" in the dog food aisle of the supermarket, we are worried about whether it's OK to be roasting chestnuts over an open fire in the school gymnasium.
Digging Out
We're on the kryptonite bandwagon now: old public schools bad, "innovative" charter schools good. Action, not reflection.
Whither Public Schooling?
When it comes to schooling, perception is reality--so what does it mean when we position public education as hopeless?
"When the Economy Gets Better..."
Rebuilding public education will take time and excellent leadership. And it won't be cheap, upfront. But we can't afford to wait until the economy gets better.
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