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2008 May 6
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Mike Klonsky’s Small Talk- The taking of P.S. 123In N.Y, charter profiteers like Eva Moskowitz don't even wait for board approval before sending movers into a Harlem school, to haul away teachers' materials, desks and computers without their knowledge. Juan Gonzalez of the Daily News pointed out back in February, that "Moskowitz, who makes no secret of her desire to create 40 charter schools […]
- The taking of P.S. 123
- JD2718
- Lots of winners when teachers stay. What can we do to help?When I see a new teacher, or even a pre-service teacher, I think, the odds are that this person is in for a short period of time. And it is a shame. Teachers get better with time. Kids, colleagues, schools, the system, all benefit. Classroom control goes up; discipline issues decline. Schools, kids, colleagues, all benefit. Personal security [...]
- Lots of winners when teachers stay. What can we do to help?
- The Jose Vilson blog
- Short Notes: Fire and RainOrange NYC Sky, June 26th, 2009 A few notes: This weather’s been so absurd lately, hasn’t it? I’ve bought more umbrellas in the past month than I’ve had to my entire life. It’s a rather heated meeting between fire and rain … Speaking of which, I know everyone wants to know what I’ve been listening to non-stop for th […]
- Short Notes: Fire and Rain
- Clay Burell
- Counting the Origins of FailureIf education in the United States of the 21st Century is failing, that failure has been built over a very long time. And I do not think that it can be “fixed” in any meaningful way unless people understand that the failures we see today are our system working exactly as it was intended to. Yes, that’s what I’m saying. Our American public education system is […]
- Counting the Origins of Failure
- NYC Educator
- David Carroll and GoliathSinger Dave Carroll watched from a window as a United Airlines employee tossed his Taylor guitar around like a ragdoll, breaking it. United, though acknowledging it happened, gave him a song and dance for nine months before telling him they were going to do nothing about it. Dave told United if they didn't pay he'd put out a series of three music […]
- David Carroll and Goliath
