by Christopher Paslay
Over the past decade, education advocates and community groups have been focusing their attention on school equity—the idea that all students, regardless of race and socioeconomic status, should receive an equal education.
As a teacher in the Philadelphia School District, I agree wholeheartedly. All children deserve a quality education. The reality, of course, is [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘School Resources’
May 20, 2009
When the community steals from its students
May 17, 2009
Philadelphia School District focuses on vocabulary to help improve student literacy
by Christopher Paslay
True or false: If a student is unfamiliar with only five percent of the words in a particular text, he will not be able to comprehend the overall meaning of the passage.
Answer: True.
Research on student literacy shows that a child can know 19 out of every 20 words on a reading assignment and [...]
February 21, 2009
To Mayor Nutter: What happened to stopping contracts with outside managers?
by Christopher Paslay
“As Mayor, I will call for a reduction in contracts with outside contractors unless there is a compelling educational purpose for renewing the contract.”
–Mayor Michael Nutter, Putting Children First
In an educational reform plan dubbed Imagine 2014, Philadelphia schools’ chief Arlene Ackerman announced her intention to shut-down 35 of the [...]
February 19, 2009
Imagine 2014
by Christopher Paslay
(Re: Imagine 2014)
Imagine there’s no insults
It’s easy if you try
No blaming just the teachers
No waving 30 schools goodbye
Imagine the SRC
Giving us what we need
Imagine no outside managers
It isn’t hard to do
No wasting millions of dollars
And no consultants too
Imagine all the parents
Pulling their own weight
You may say I’m a dreamer
But [...]
February 3, 2009
Eye on The Notebook: Are Philadelphia School Teachers Really Bigots?
by Christopher Paslay
To help The Philadelphia Public School Notebook bring quality and equality to all public schools, I am posting a regular forum here on Chalk and Talk called Eye on The Notebook. Its purpose is to provide The Notebook and its readers with constructive feedback from teachers who work day-to-day in real classrooms and [...]
