J, one of my third graders, is beginning to open up.
She used to try to disappear when I’d come to get her for her thirty minutes of RSP (Resource Specialist Program) support. She’d sink in her chair, give me a giant frown. “Come on, J,” I’d tell her, “let’s go.” She’d lag [...]
“States would measure school performance on the basis of progress in getting all students, including groups of students who are members of minority groups, low-income, English learners, and students with disabilities, on track to college- and career-readiness, as well as closing achievement gaps and improving graduation rates for high schools,” the secretary said.
What Secretary [...]
In Willa Cather’s great short story “Paul’s Case” we meet a kid who’s crapping out in school. Why is Paul doing so poorly, driving his teachers nuts? School is boring. He wants bright lights and glamour in his life. His drawing master tries to understand him:
…he declared there was something about the boy [...]
Okay, indulge me on this.
There’s this thing called Title I. Has to do with funding schools that have disadvantaged students. Under No Child Left Behind, these funds are supposed to provide tutoring to these kids if their schools “underperform.” They’re also supposed to provide money to bus them to higher performing schools. I [...]
I found this NYT clipping researching a novel about a Depression-era school. It was written in 1939 but the wisdom of this quote by Dr. G.D. Strayer of Columbia’s Teacher’s College is timeless. I will post these interesting tidbits as I come upon them…
And since I have waved the white flag as a blogger I will simply let other people express my opinions. This gentleman does so solidly in reply to Nicholas Kristof’s union bashing post:
Yes, there are bad teachers, just as there are bad Presidents, Congresspeople and newspaper reporters.
Bad teachers should not be [...]
It’s a new day. My son was sick yesterday but is better now. He and my wife and I watched the inauguration, and now it all seems like a dream or a Disney movie, one of the vintage ones with the handsome prince, earthy princess and rascally daughters. A really good movie that you don’t [...]
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