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Public Education: Start Again?
My Twitter friend Stephen Diil in his blog Public Education: Start Again wrote: I pose that question again to you. Everyone is either an investor, client or an employee of one or more public education...
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New Mirrors. Less Smoke?
Image via Wikipedia I’ve never been shy about my contempt for standardized tests and the data derived from them. If you’re in a hurry, I’ll save you time by saying that my opinion is not at all...
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The Left Hand Doesn’t Know…
I’d laugh if it weren’t so frustrating. I’d cry if I thought it would do any good. I spent today like I’ve spent every day this week, at school on my own time setting up my classroom. I’m setting the...
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Strike Four! You’re In!
Image via Wikipedia Every year the NYC Department of Education issues a booklet delineating the school disciplinary code. Every student and teacher gets one. In it, there are separate sections for K-5...
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Jumping Through Certification Hoops Should Be For Everyone
Image by lancmanoffice via Flickr I’ve spent the day learning about the hoops I have to jump through — a 2nd master degree, for one — to be certified as a school librarian. Oh, and I have until August...
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The End of an Era
It is over. It didn’t even last five full months, but it is over. Kathie Black, the woman Mayor Bloomberg said was the best person to “provide the leadership our school system needs to carry out our...
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Is it Ever About the Students?
Image by Ninja M. via Flickr Is it ever about the students? No matter where I turn I hear teachers, principals, superintendents, mayors, governors, education secretaries, regents, newspapers, radio...
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An Open Letter to Rupert Murdoch
Image via Wikipedia Dear Mr. Murdoch, Congratulations on getting a nice juicy contract for your corporation from the New York State Department of Education. A contract worth $27,000,000, is that...
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Paranoia in Education Strikes Again!
cover shot of Children of Paranoia (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I work for a paranoid school district. It doesn’t trust students. It doesn’t trust teachers. It doesn’t trust administrators. It doesn’t...
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Through the NYCDOE Looking Glass
A positive-edge-triggered D flip-flop (Photo credit: Wikipedia) First the NYCDOE says it is going to close 33 schools because they are low performing. But, for no apparent reason, it changes its mind...
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