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Monthly Archives: April 2015
A Teacher View of Parents – 71% Great, 29% Difficult, 95% Clueless
An extended version of my Huffington Post blog There is perhaps no more heated a topic in the teacher lunchroom than the role of parents in education. The overwhelming bulk of parents, even in the most challenged schools I researched, … Continue reading
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Cancelling High School Electives, Arts, and Music – So Many Reasons, So Many Lies
An extended version of my Huffington Post blog The decline in music and arts courses in our schools is shocking. Even the most stressed-out classroom teacher will admit music and arts teachers have it worse than the rest of us. … Continue reading
Homeschooling – Career DoE bureaucrats could learn a lot from homeschoolers
Whenever possible, I center my blog articles around a passage written by a classroom teacher who helps me tackle one of today’s major education issues. Our only chance to fix the real issues with education is if classroom teacher voices … Continue reading
Posted in Charter Schools, Common core, Education, Education reform, High schools, homeschooling, Inclusion classes, Music and arts courses, Public Education, Standardized testing, Teachers, Teaching, Urban High Schools
Tagged D.A. Russell, dumbing down the children, Education problems, educational system, Lifting the Curtain, systemic failures
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The Atlanta School Cheating Convictions – So Wrong On So Many Levels
An extended version of my Huffington Post blog Up front, I must emphasize that I am glad these administrators and their clique were caught, that they lost their jobs, and their careers were destroyed. I applaud their conviction, and every … Continue reading
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Tagged D.A. Russell, dumbing down the children, Education problems, educational system, Lifting the Curtain, systemic failures
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Teachers — another great chance for our voices to be heard nationwide this Monday, 6 April!
On Monday night, April 6th, my friend and colleague M. Shannon Hernandez will be the guest on a national radio talk show to discuss student-centered education reform. Shannon has been asked to appear on Dan Rae’s NightSide Show on WBZ 1030AM Radio (CBS … Continue reading
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Lifting the Curtain 