Posted in Lessons Learned, Policy, Practice, Research, Theory on Dec 31st, 2008 32 Comments »
Dangerously Irrelevant: Beware outside consultants? – Part 2, Ruby Payne started a whole slew of arguments about poverty. Can education “fix” poverty? Can eduction be effective without addressing the underlying poverty of the poor? There were a lot of assumptions, especially among those with a deficit view, that I’ll sum up as “poor folks, have [...]
Posted in Lessons Learned on Dec 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Look no further! In Practice is looking for a few good guest bloggers to share their insights and wisdom about teaching in high poverty schools. Do you teach in a Title One school in the U.S. or a school anywhere else in the world that serves a high number of poor students? Do you feel [...]
Posted in Policy on Dec 7th, 2008 5 Comments »
Larry Ferlazzo asked me for a list of links on Michelle Rhee that were not just a “rant” (which is what I wrote). You may have some of your own (add them as a comment), here are mine:
When she first proposed an “alternative” non-tenure contract track, Dan Meyer had a post where the comments showed [...]
