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No kidding David. as if numbers of kids in a classroom does not matter. Even the most effective teachers will teach less effectively or even ineffectively under poor working conditions (including too many students to know well).
As we stretch the school dollar, let's not rip out the seams of our public system
I just came across Bruce Baker’s scathing critique of the new “15 ways to stretch the school dollar” policy brief, penned by Mike Petrilli and Marguerite Roza for the Fordham Institute. Baker’s analysis turns the brief on its side (if not on its head), using pages of hard evidence to poke holes...
Liz. Sorry for the tardy response! I hold the same sentiments, but I am buoyed by our growing virtual community of accomplished teachers whose collective voices we seek to elevate -- and our efforts to have their ideas heard, understood, and embraced.
My latest post on teacherpreneurism - a concept illuminated in a new book. Teaching 2030, that I have penned with 12 teaching colleagues — pushes on some the important issues you have raised. we have an uphill climb. There are significant forces that have sought to keep teachers "cheap and compliant" for a long time. But they can be overcome....but not w/o teacher leaders like you!
Edging toward Professionalism
Last week The Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation released initial findings from its Measures of Effective Teaching investigation — a much needed $45 million effort to determine which teachers are good or not, and why. As other research has found, the Gates investigators concluded that the value- a...
Taylor - so, so good to see you writing again. Please share your new journey with us! - John
A New Beginning
After a horribly negative year at the school where I've spent the past four years, I decided it was time to move on. I felt discouraged and powerless in a place that I had devoted so much time and energy to kids I deepy loved. My beliefs about effective teaching and successful schools did not ma...
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