When I was a child, I knew I wanted to write and I wanted to be a teacher. Little did I know the convoluted journey my life would become and the unconventional ways I would meet both of these aspirations. I did not pursue the traditional teacher’s route but worked in any different aspects of … Read more
We don’t have to search long for a mirror to reflect the trickle-up effect of what has been happening in our educational system in the past 10 years; ask a professor. They can tell you. Over the past few years, I have spoken with a number of colleagues teaching at the university level about the … Read more
Love love love my kids this year. I nearly always do, but this could prove to be an exceptional group, and an exceptional year for my school. I do hope you can visit. It’s unlike any other school I’ve seen, let alone taught in. Very interesting slice of our district. Poverty and ethnicities. We have … Read more
Thank you for your continued understanding and support. Latest idiocy from the district – we are going to be giving up over a month of critical ELA instruction to test the kids. There will be 7 unit tests – including giving the end-of-the-year test the 2nd week of school, as well as at the end … Read more
Yesterday I watched a discussion on CSPAN2/Book TV between Diane Ravitch and Steven Brill as they debated issues and concerns regarding the current state of American education on the show Afterwords. Here we have two people who are obviously invested in the current state of education in our nation, as we all should be. One … Read more