This week I came across an interesting article written by Cindi Rigsbee, a reading and literacy teacher at
Gravelly Hill Middle School in Durham, North Carolina. Rigsbee is a member of the Teacher Leaders Network, a frequent contributor to Teacher Magazine, and was named North Carolina’s 2008 Teacher of the Year.
In a blog post headlined [...]
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 classroom.”
This is a quote from a recent Inquirer editorial headlined, “A new deal for schools”. It wasn’t the condescending tone of the [...]
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 always in fashion. I’d hold my tongue when it comes to discussing race, gender and sexual preference (I’d even [...]
by Christopher Paslay
In his recent blog, Does reforming high schools require starting with a new staff?, Philadelphia Public School Notebook blogger Eric Braxton explores the idea of overhauling teachers in failing city schools by replacing them, or by making them reapply for their jobs in order to prove their commitment to education.
As I have [...]
