Dear Mr. President,
I'm not one for the Hallmark Holidays. I don't make a huge deal over Father's Day. My wife and I agree every year that Valentine's Day is a good excuse to have a nice dinner and not much more. So I wasn't going to make a big...
(17) Comments | Posted July 29, 2011 | 1:54 PM
I saw some really poor teaching the other day. Doesn't matter where. The kids were great ... in fact, they were incredibly tolerant of the poor teaching.
The teacher sat in a chair in the front of a classroom where the desks were neatly in rows. The students had their...
(5) Comments | Posted April 15, 2011 | 12:33 PM
These days, it seems like everyone is talking about how to fix education. Open the paper, turn on the news shows, and you can see billionaires, businessmen, union leaders, former superintendents, and even the occasional teacher and parent talking about how we have to fix our schools. There is, however,...
(15) Comments | Posted March 23, 2011 | 6:34 PM
Are unions perfect? No. Ask anyone involved with one.
But it comes down to this: Do you believe that people have the right to a say in their own workplace?
If so, do you believe that their voice will be stronger collectively or alone?
If you believe that teachers...
(3) Comments | Posted October 15, 2010 | 2:07 AM
[Influencing this post: Facebook-Driven Newark Overhaul Lurches Forward - EdWeek, Oct. 1, 2010]
Recently, the $100 million Zuckerberg conditional gift to schools in Newark hit a snag. Turns out that a major condition of the gift -- that Mayor Booker would be given control of the Newark school...
(26) Comments | Posted October 4, 2010 | 1:05 AM
As you may have noticed, education has become a hot topic of late. President Obama spoke to the nation's school children again this year. In Arne Duncan, we have the most activist Secretary of Education in memory. "Waiting for 'Superman' " and MSNBC's Education Nation have created discussions and debates...
(11) Comments | Posted May 8, 2012 | 1:16 PM