SOS Conference Day 2
Taylor Mali began the day with a poem that cracked everyone up. He reminded us all with his fantastic use of words what it really meant to be a teacher. Education is the miracle, teachers are the workers, he said (or something to that effect).
Diane Ravitch came next. She deftly explained (in a self interview in which she allowed herself to call herself Diane) exactly what's wrong with corporate reform's position on charters, vouchers, NCLB, standardized tests, merit pay and teachers. When you listen to her speak, you wonder why anyone who has spent time thinking about these things would ever endorse them the way corporate reform has.
The highlight of myday conference came during today's the first session. I watched a film by Curtis Acosta of Tucson High and Eren Isabel called Precious Knowledge. It was about the dreadful actions of Arizona state in its
Diane Ravitch came next. She deftly explained (in a self interview in which she allowed herself to call herself Diane) exactly what's wrong with corporate reform's position on charters, vouchers, NCLB, standardized tests, merit pay and teachers. When you listen to her speak, you wonder why anyone who has spent time thinking about these things would ever endorse them the way corporate reform has.
The highlight of my
