Posted in Policy on Apr 26th, 2009 2 Comments »
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I am sorely missing Eduwonkette. Really, no one combines her wit and irreverence, with statistical analysis. It was a killer combo. I felt reminiscent when I read this killer piece from Tom Hoffman at Tuttle SVC. He takes on a report from McKinsey & Company on The Economic Impact of the Achievement [...]
Posted in Policy on Apr 12th, 2009 11 Comments »
Bill Ferriter, who’s blog I time and again cite as a “must-read” for people in education, has written yet another post that has gotten me thinking.
He writes about Education Secretary Duncan’s recent call for students to spend more time in school. He quotes both from a post from David Warlick attacking the idea [...]
Posted in Policy, Practice on Mar 20th, 2009 15 Comments »
I am absolutely convinced that teachers developing solid relationships with students, and encouraging students to develop similar caring relationships with their peers, is a key to a successful classroom.
During my career as a community organizer, we used to say that successful organizing was just another word for relationship-building.
I believe President Obama, a former community organizer, [...]
Posted in Policy on Mar 9th, 2009 12 Comments »
cross-posted at Creating Lifelong Learners
I’m not opposed to the theoretical idea of merit pay. However, I have not read of any fair plan to address who would earn it. I have the following concerns…
Having worked with several principals, I have found that all of them tend to have favorites on staff. I would not want [...]
Posted in Policy, Research on Mar 7th, 2009 No Comments »
These two words are not typically seen as positive. However, as Geoffrey Canada uses them, in regards to his Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), they are quite hopeful.
The book about his work, Whatever It Takes, by Paul Tough has gotten a lot of press in a range of places. (I’ll link to some at the [...]
