Our faith in standardized testing is naive.
Entries from March 29th, 2009
Letter to the Editor
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags:David Brooks·Educational reform·Improving schools.·The New York Times
The Key to Economic Recovery: Education
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Teaching, Uncategorized
“We can no longer afford to accept a culture in which a kid one day out of law school makes more that the person who taught him how to read – anymore than we can accept a culture in which a mediocre teacher gets re-hired year after year.
Tags:David Leonhardt.Education reform·economic recovery·The New York Times
A SAD AND INSTRUCTIVE STORY ABOUT THE BEST TEACHER I HAVE EVER KNOWN
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Professional development, Risk-reward, Teaching
Tags:coaching·development·football·reward·risk·teachers·Teaching·teaching careers
How to save our schools:celebrate teachers as heroes
March 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Teaching
Everyone knows who Babe Ruth was. Millions watch the Jerry Rices of the world catch footballs and the Lance Armstrongs race through France. But how many people can name the winner of an award won by a teacher in their own community – if there is actually such an award? As a person who taught [...]