Archive for December, 2007
Ye can lead a man up to the university, but you can't make him think. – Finley Peter Dunne
Mike Klonsky’s Small Talk- Gates study to measure teachers beyond the test scoresBill Gates is putting up $2.6 million for a study on measuring teacher effectiveness "beyond using test scores." The study will be a two-year joint project between the UFT and New York's DOE.But why? Both Gates and N.Y. Chancellor Joel Klein have long been the main advocates for "merit pay" based solely on test scores. It was less th […]
- Gates study to measure teachers beyond the test scores
- JD2718
- Pension error – UFT StatementBank error to blame for withdrawn pension payments Nov 6, 2009 5:57 PM [click for PSC Statement] Some 64,000 retirees, including 53,000 UFT retirees, who rely on electronic pension payments had funds involuntarily withdrawn from their accounts on Nov. 6, causing all sorts of grief for those counting on the money. The Bank of New York [...]
- Pension error – UFT Statement
- The Jose Vilson blog
- The Proverbial Godfather to My StudentsYankee Stadium Gang This morning, I had a strange choice to make. Ever since the Yankees made the playoffs, I made a quasi-promise to myself that, should the New York Yankees win the championship, I’d take my students to the parade. While not educationally sound, I’ve been building that bridge from Inwood to South Bronx for my students since thei […]
- The Proverbial Godfather to My Students
- NYC Educator
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- Bop Till You Drop
- TuttleSVC
- This is Strangely Similar to my Ideal System of Teacher PreparationMartin van Creveld:The organization of training in the German Army had a threefold purpose; namely to relieve the Field Army of this task; to simulate, as closely as possible, the actual conditions of the battlefield; and to constantly introduce the most recent combat experiences into training practice.To achieve the latter two of these aims, very great emph […]
- This is Strangely Similar to my Ideal System of Teacher Preparation
