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Monthly Archives: February 2015
The farce of charter schools – how can education be “substantively” better, if nothing “substantively” changes? Yet more DoE promises followed by mass, nationwide failure.
Out front, I have to remind readers that I’m a mathematician, and for all those who remember back in the day the Myers-Briggs personality analysis, an INTJ. What that means is that I don’t tend to be swayed by emotional … Continue reading
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“Teachers have had enough – they are tired of remaining silent.” More and more they voice the message our career DoE bureaucrats and our legislators have refused to understand
I am so focused on letting teacher voices be heard, so that we can fix the real problems that have cheated a generation of children out of the education they deserve, that I am very careful not to divert from … Continue reading
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/RantOn: Only career DoE bureaucrats could produce something as incompetent as dozens of new teacher evaluation plans being implemented across the nation
(It’s time for one of my periodic /RantOn posts. Sorry, right up front, for the tone – this is (hopefully) an uncharacteristic “no more Mister Nice Guy” moment! A /RantOn is always about a topic that deeply frustrates good classroom … Continue reading
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Who says teachers are silent about what career bureaucrats have done to destroy the education of a generation of children! 51,000 of them are speaking up with a loud voice – and three Massachusetts legislators got the message!
It is hard for me to express how proud I am of the courage shown by so many teachers who are fighting to reverse what has been done by career DoE bureaucrats to cheat a generation of children out of … Continue reading
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Once again, it is up to a teacher to lead the way as her town fights STEM replacing music and the arts – as career DoE bureaucrats attempt to force students into a career path regardless of what parents and students want
Well, at least this time the school administration is being open and truthful in stating their reasons for planning to cancel music in these two Massachusetts communities. Frequently, school administrators openly lie about the reason – claiming it is a … Continue reading
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A guest post follows – How we once again fail our children when teachers are forced to accept one-size-fits-all mandates
Letting teachers teach again, and letting the next generation of children get the education that has been stolen from the current generation, is clearly the passion and driving force for this blog. As often as I can, I include great … Continue reading
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/RantOn – I know inclusion classes are one of the two most destructive forces hurting our children in education – a belief that proves I must be insensitive, selfish, mean-spirited, uncaring, and probably a racist
(It’s time for one of my periodic /RantOn posts. Sorry, right up front, for the tone – this is (hopefully) an uncharacteristic “no more Mister Nice Guy” moment! A /RantOn is always about a topic that deeply frustrates good classroom teachers … Continue reading
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Another “bad” Classroom teacher — She forgot to see if the student brushed his teeth before bed
It’s sad to see what a minority of parents (numerical minority, not a demographic one) think is the responsibility of today’s classroom teachers. What’s wrong with all of us teachers — we have totally failed to teach these children how … Continue reading
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CLASSROOM TEACHERS – here is your chance to share YOUR story nationwide to help us fix the real issues with education for our children
The single most important thing we can do, if we are ever to fix the real problems with education, is to let classroom teacher voices be heard! It’s the only way parents and legislators will ever learn about the policies and mandates … Continue reading
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Thank you Classroom teachers – you were awesome last night! 1,000,000-plus listeners heard you loud and clear!
It was another small step forward to helping fix education for our children, and to let teachers actually teach again. Your voice was heard loud and clear last night! The call-in talk show attracted callers from a half dozen states … Continue reading
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Lifting the Curtain 