Monthly Archives: June 2009

Inquirer editorial insults teachers and oversimplifies education reform

      Using clichés and sarcasm, the Inquirer endorses the district’s recycled ideas.         by Christopher Paslay   “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that students struggling academically need more, not less, time in the … Continue reading

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Filed under Dr. Ackerman's Strategic Plan, Teacher Bashing

Private managers will get paid regardless of services provided

  While principals and teachers get publicly reprimanded, the SRC continues to pay firms for failure.   by Christopher Paslay   How many education management organizations does it take to screw in a light bulb?    Answer: Five.    At … Continue reading

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Philadelphia School District graduation rate betters America’s college graduation rate

by Christopher Paslay   In a recent Inquirer article headlined “School proposal targets dropout problem,” writer Kristen A. Graham describes the Philadelphia School District’s graduation rate as “among the worst in the country—about 50 percent.”    I find her choice … Continue reading

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Financial guru Suze Orman joins teacher-bashing bandwagon

by Christopher Paslay   Insulting teachers is no way to empower them.  Educators need support and resources to succeed.       Have you trashed a school teacher today?  Go ahead, you can admit it.  It’s one-hundred percent politically correct and … Continue reading

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Witch-hunt mentality is hurting morale of principals and teachers

    by Christopher Paslay   In a recent Inquirer article, Dr. Ackerman spoke about a wounded spirit in the city, a sadness that she described as “ever-present”.     Although she was referring to the community’s frustration over its troubled … Continue reading

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