At this junction I’ve decided to veer off course somewhat and discuss what has been happening on the presidential election scene or should I say, the lack thereof. So far during this election cycle, the only real focus on education has been “how to pay for college”. There has been little or no discourse regarding…
In the American drive to be number one in all that we do, when it comes to educating our children, we sometimes fail to look at what has made the countries that are currently leading the educational pack more successful. Is it pride that keeps us lagging the field or do we mistakenly feel that…
Contrary to popular belief, teachers do advocate for strong evaluation and accountability policies. Yes, this is contrary to the public opinion that has surfaced recently. While for decades teachers have been thought of as dedicated educators of children who despite the high cost of their own education, chose to become school teachers, generally at much…
I would like to sway just a bit from the ongoing discussion about building education partnerships and switch to an ever growing problem in the current education discourse. As I pondered a title for this week’s installment, I tried to think of a nice way of putting into a few words the terrible reality of…
Now that you have had some time to ponder the bold idea that I left you with regarding parental engagement being tied to student promotion/graduation requirements, I would like to complete that radical thought. For those readers who are not quite on board with legislating parental responsibility when it comes to their children’s education, I…
