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We cannot pretend to care about whether our children are learning, if we don't do anything to make our teachers the best that they can be.
What is the statistical equivalent of a "save" in teaching -- and if we measured it, would it help us better assess a teacher's ability to support the learning and growth of children?
Nobody is more important to our country's future than those of you who will serve in our poorest communities. Thank you for what you have chosen to do with your lives.
Pennsylvania has a lot of school districts in grave financial distress. But as bad as this is, it gets far, far worse.
Tom Roderick, executive director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, asked me to share my thoughts on teaching and crap detection. These are some of the things I learned from forty years as a teacher.
By: Robyn Gee Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights shows that black and Latino students are much more likely to...
One of the things I remembered hearing in Joplin was Will's mom saying to, "Live Your Life Like Will". Her loss and message helped guide me in those early days.
So what are teachers for? The delivery-of-content model of instruction doesn't describe all of what teaching is about. Most of what you really must know and be able to do isn't delivered to you. You don't need someone up there who knows all the answers to tell you what to do.
Young professionals not only want successful careers but also want to contribute to society. Usually, they assume this will happen quite seamlessly in a fast-paced corporate world.
What an easier time we would have if we felt we had permission to be real with ourselves and each other.
It's time to stop ignoring poverty and the realities that disadvantaged students face. We must instead address the factors that can and do impede student achievement and well-being.
The American Dream is first ignited in the classroom, and bullying is a clear and present danger to our nation's safety, spirit and competitiveness. Each educator and campus leader has a key role to play in the national mission to create a safe environment for each child.
We are raising a cohort of teens whose cell phones have replaced their favorite blankets or stuffed animals.
By: Robyn Gee When white teachers were asked to give feedback on C-minus level essays, they gave more positive feedback when they believed the studen...
I had dreamed of being a writer since I was in second grade, but it wasn't until I took my first class with Kristin Lauer at Fordham University that I fell in love with writing itself.
We should not expect the most vulnerable in our community, those who could most benefit from a proper education, to bear the highest burden in times of economic crisis.
