Chalk and Talk is written by Philadelphia public school teachers. Its host, Christopher Paslay, teaches at Swenson Arts and Technology High School in Northeast Philadelphia.
Chris’s commentaries on education have appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and the City Paper, among others.
6 Comments
October 28, 2008 at 7:52 am
Chris’s comments in today’s Inquirer led me to read this site; it has so much appeal, it may become regular reading for me. But I hope that Chris is not teaching English at Swenson, if he allows that improper apostrophe in the second sentence of the “About” to stand as a poor example of proper writing.
In thirty years of teaching Chemistry students in Philadelphia schools, I never accepted such sloppiness from my students, and I see no reason it should stand on a site for and by teachers in Philadelphia.
The item in today’s Inquirer, pointing out the intertwined roles of parents, teachers, and schools in the growth and education of a child, was splendid. Well written and reasonable, it should make a good impression on any thoughtful policy makers who read it. Kudos to Chris for that essay.
Now back to our regular program….
October 28, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Jim,
It’s incredible that an apostrophe mistake of that magnitude could go unrecognized by dozens of school teachers for almost six full weeks. Thank you very much for pointing that blunder out to me. It’s been officially corrected.
PS: You should think about contributing a commentary to this blog. I bet you’d have a lot to say. Think about it.
Chris Paslay
November 3, 2008 at 1:26 am
I really like this blog, I especially like the link you made between parents and children. I graduated from West Philly high (now I’m a soph. at U. Miami) and I can tell you that everything you say is true. The only thing left to do is to take some action to improve the situation.
-Cynthia
February 28, 2009 at 10:06 am
Chris-
Are you waiting for someone to point out the typo in your first sentence in your reply to Jim McSherry? Consider it pointed out and this time it only took six months!
That aside, you really do outstanding work with this site. I hope your readership continues to grow.
-Susan
February 28, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Susan,
Wow–another mistake of incredible magnitude (or magintude).
Thanks for pointing this one out. Fellow school teachers are the best!!
Chris
June 20, 2009 at 12:01 pm
In Jim’s artcle I didn’t know that one could start a sentence with “but”, but maybe so.