Tag: reform

Courage Among Teachers

Have had this article sitting around for a week and didn’t want to let another day go by without posting it… Alfie Kohn wrote a great article for Education Week last week.  The article, titled “Encouraging Educator Courage” is about exactly what it’s title suggests. It pains me to say this, but professionals in our …

Dr. Rella’s Opening Day Presentation

In case you want to share it with friends or other teachers who had to sit through analyzing test results today, here is Dr. Rella’s Opening Day Presentation in all it’s glory…

Students Not Scores Action

Via Students Not Scores… Second Day of Action for Students, Not Scores! Senator Flanagan, Chair of the NY State Senate Education Committee,  has officially posted four public meeting dates to meet with NY State taxpayers to speak to the issue of the common core and high stakes testing.  The problem is Mr. Flanagan will only …

Ed Deformers

Via the MORE Caucus…

Links for the Last Week of Summer

I have had a few links to some great reads to share the past few days, but have been busy with some of our other posts, so I’ll give you a few at once here.  As you are laying on the beach enjoying your last week of summer here are a few “must reads” for …