Comments (1) Here’s a list of “talking points” that Tim Slekar identified to explain why he (and many other parents) are “opting their children out” of the high-stakes testing, mandated by “No Child Left Behind,” that doesn’t serve any legitimate educational purpose.
Today, I was astonished to read a blog post in which a parent, angry about her local school’s budget battle, wrote of her desire to smash teachers’ “expensive sedans” in a school parking lot on “back to school night.”
Marsia Mason, please note: if I find your car in a parking lot . . . Read more »
Comments Off on Unity vs. “Divide and Conquer” In response to a financial crisis fueled by corporate greed, Republicans now seek to further empower corporations and disenfranchise voters. Read more »
In late October, an unexpected phone call revived my interest in the subject of “lesson plan resources for teachers.” The first result of that inspiration is my newest web site, at LessonIndex.com. Read more »
“It gets better” is the emphatic theme of a new campaign to encourage teens who may be losing hope and considering harming themselves. Let me join in: it will get better. Really. Read more »
Comments Off on Perverse Incentives “Perverse incentives” is a phrase I seem to use quite often, lately. We create (or accept) the perverse incentives that create the perverse outcomes we detest. Read more »
Comments Off on The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education After reading some very positive reviews, I was quite disappointed with this book (The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education, by Diane Ravitch). While there are many good ideas in the book, it’s excruciatingly repetitive, poorly organized, and fails to persuade. Read more »
April 3, 2007 — Why did I decide not to become a teacher? Read more »
Comments Off on Receiving Criticism: My First Editor It was 1978. I was so proud of myself: I was a Real Writer. Read more »
PLEASE NOTE: This is the first of two articles; in the second article, I describe why I chose NOT to become a teacher. Read more »
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