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Monday, January 11, 2010

Teacher certification prestigious but too costly, Rhee says - washingtonpost.com


Teacher certification prestigious but too costly, Rhee says - washingtonpost.com:

"Judy Leak-Bowers has 18 fidgety third-graders arrayed in a circle on the carpet of her classroom at Watkins Elementary in Southeast Washington, but each seems to have her undivided attention.

No one escapes her stream of questions about temperature on the Celsius scale or a recent class visit to Ben's Chili Bowl. The queries are all open-ended, requiring a thoughtful answer, not just a 'Yes' or 'No.'

'Why is it a big deal about the president ordering a half-smoke?' she asks when someone mentions President Obama's visit to the landmark U Street eater"