As I’m sitting here, listening to music and the much-awaited rain crashing against my windows, there is something really important on my mind. Sadly, blogging is the best way to get my thoughts heard, as I encounter few people IRL with whom I can discuss these things face-to-face. Better yet, there are few people I [...]
Archive for June 2010
When the status quo just won't do 2 comments
When the status quo just won’t do 2 comments
As I’m sitting here, listening to music and the much-awaited rain crashing against my windows, there is something really important on my mind. Sadly, blogging is the best way to get my thoughts heard, as I encounter few people IRL with whom I can discuss these things face-to-face. Better yet, there are few people I [...]
Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere…. 1 comment
A few months ago I made a commitment to do better at writing blogs. After all, if I am trying to engage people on education topics and flex my writing skills in preparation for the forthcoming books (yes, that’s plural), then I sure as heck should have something to say! Not only that, I need [...]
Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere…. 1 comment
A few months ago I made a commitment to do better at writing blogs. After all, if I am trying to engage people on education topics and flex my writing skills in preparation for the forthcoming books (yes, that’s plural), then I sure as heck should have something to say! Not only that, I need [...]
Another example of mass firings gone wrong 1 comment
In a previous post, I offered my opinion (as I always do) on the latest education-craze: Firing entire school staffs and requiring interested teachers to re-apply. Despite praise from the Obama administration, I still believe this is the wrong way to fix what ails public education. Sure, some teachers (and administrators) may experience burn-out and [...]
Edreform epiphany: Charters on crack Leave a comment
(If you are reading this, my sensationalized headline served its purpose!) By now I know better than to draw conclusions based on a sensationalized headline, so I took the time to read through the recent @AJCGetSchooled blog post by Maureen Downey. Actually, it was a letter written by University of Georgia professor Peter Smagorinsky who [...]
Arts-education in urban schools: What are districts really afraid of? 2 comments
Bryan Keith, one of my new Facebook friends, posted a link a few days ago about the Betty Shabazz International Charter School. The school was founded in 1998 by Dr. Carol Lee, her husband Haki Madhubuti, and several other prominent community leaders. I was fascinated to learn about this school because I had never heard [...]
Teacher Unions: Two sides to every story 2 comments
Going through my Twitter stream, I see this article: Black parents vs. the Teachers’ Union. First thought: What the (bleep)? Are they serious? Have we come to using the union as the Boogeyman to scare parents into leaving public schools and adding their child’s name to a long-arse waiting list at a *charter school? Seriously? [...]
New dropout rates aren't really 'news' to many of us 3 comments
Yes, we have been bombarded with yet another report on the number of kids who drop out of high school each year. I read over Duncan’s comments, but I was not shocked. Nor surprised. I didn’t cuss, fuss, shake my head, or throw anything. It’s not that I don’t care because I do. My frustration apathy [...]
New dropout rates aren’t really ‘news’ to many of us 3 comments
Yes, we have been bombarded with yet another report on the number of kids who drop out of high school each year. I read over Duncan’s comments, but I was not shocked. Nor surprised. I didn’t cuss, fuss, shake my head, or throw anything. It’s not that I don’t care because I do. My frustration apathy [...]
