When you first see the painting "Self-Portrait," by Detroit Public Schools 8th grader Joshua Cooper, you may find it hard to look away.
The piece is painted entirely in shades of blue and is reminiscent of Picasso's blue period, which is known for its dark subjects, grim colors and...
4 Comments | Posted January 26, 2012 | 5:22 PM
Last week I went to my daughter's first-ever preschool parent-teacher conference, and it was an eye-opener.
I learned that she is a leader in the classroom and was given the important job recently of helping a new student learn all the tenets of her Montessori classroom. I learned that she...
1 Comments | Posted January 3, 2012 | 11:08 AM
I'll bet you think you know a lot about Detroit Public Schools from reading the headlines and watching the nightly news, right? Well, I'm about to surprise you with some things you don't know.
The genesis of this topic comes from a wonderful series WDET did on "What Would It...
1 Comments | Posted December 16, 2011 | 5:31 PM
Arlyssa Heard, a completely engaged and very involved Detroit Public Schools parent, was at her wit's end recently on two occasions with her two children who are vastly different ages and have vastly different learning styles.
Her youngest son, now a first grader at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, was...
5 Comments | Posted December 2, 2011 | 2:44 PM
I didn't go to Cass Tech. Let me just start by saying that.
But I did grow up in Detroit, and no matter where I have lived -- New York, Greater Chicago, Paris -- I have always been a Detroit booster, defending and celebrating my hometown.
Therefore, like...
1 Comments | Posted April 24, 2012 | 3:05 PM