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- A Teacher View of Parents – 71% Great, 29% Difficult, 95% Clueless April 25, 2015
- Cancelling High School Electives, Arts, and Music – So Many Reasons, So Many Lies April 22, 2015
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- Teachers — another great chance for our voices to be heard nationwide this Monday, 6 April! April 4, 2015
- The PDP farce – wink, wink, nod, nod March 30, 2015
- DoE mandates now prevent teaching the curricula for an average of 35 minutes of every class period March 26, 2015
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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Children don’t want to work in school anymore – NOT!
It is somehow human nature that we are far more aware of the negatives in our lives, and miss a lot of the positives. In an odd way, that is probably a good thing – one essential to early human … Continue reading
Friends Spreading the Word
The buzz begins slowly and eventually gains momentum, as in the hundredth monkey effect. We aren’t calling our friends monkeys in any way (smile), but we would like to thank all those daring enough to question the quality of today’s … Continue reading
Tom, Michelle, Chris, and Ryan – A teacher’s long-overdue thanks
As a teacher, we cherish those times when years later we run into, or hear from, a child who still remembers you, and tells you something you long ago forgot that meant so much to them. All teachers treasure such … Continue reading
Lifting the Curtain Promo Party Launch and Giveaway
We’re so excited!! Lifting the Curtain is encouraging people to openly discuss the issues hindering our urban high school students from reaching their full potential. We’ve met so many friends eager to help us bring this conversation to as many … Continue reading
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Day one of a new blog! :-)
Well, time to join the 21st century and add a blog to all we are doing with our whistleblower book: Lifting the Curtain: the disgrace we call urban high school education. What an amazing few weeks it has been! Both … Continue reading
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