Saving Miss Oliver’s

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Entries Tagged as 'Teaching'

Letter to the Editor NY Times 6/9/09

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Education reform, Teaching

Isn’t it amazing that a whole range of professional and business people, some in thier first year of employment, can earn more than the people who taught them how to read, write, compute and think?

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A SAD AND INSTRUCTIVE STORY ABOUT THE BEST TEACHER I HAVE EVER KNOWN

March 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Professional development, Risk-reward, Teaching

“He shows every sign of a person who has stayed in the same position too long.”

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How to save our schools:celebrate teachers as heroes

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · 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 [...]

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