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Remainders: The view from the teachers of Generation Y | GothamSchools

Remainders: The view from the teachers of Generation Y | GothamSchools

Remainders: The view from the teachers of Generation Y

  • Report: Young teachers favor differentiated pay, but don’t think test scores can do it. (via Claus)
  • A 12th grade teacher finds a way to teach her students to have democratic debate. (ASCD)
  • Another film will take on the U.S. school system — a drama starring Adrien Brody. (Cinema Blend)
  • No, desegregation as a school reform won’t go gently into that good night. (Hechinger)
  • Meanwhile, Dilbert does a pretty good job telling part of the story in a cartoon. (via NYCPSPB)
  • An argument that “most evidence points toward great instructors being born, not made.” (Slate)
  • Andrew Cuomo will go to Charlie Rangel’s birthday party. Probably both senators too. (WNYC)
  • A teacher’s dream list of the school supplies if cash were unlimited. (Flowers and Sausages)
  • A list of the 10 non-Gates/Buffett billionaires who have donated most to charity. (The Street)