Latest News and Comment from Education

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Tom King's Blog of De-Fog!: More Nonsense!

Tom King's Blog of De-Fog!: More Nonsense!:

More Nonsense!

I read this lead story in our local St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press:


For those of you who remember Popeye cartoons, I experienced one of those "I can't stands it no more" experiences and penned this piece...OK, OK....typed this terse and pithy retort.

What's your two cents on it? Thanks!
======
Dear PP:

I read your interesting piece on student test scores today.

As a teacher celebrating his golden anniversary of teaching this year, I have a comment. I'll try to be terse and pithy.

What matters most in kid's learning is having the motivation and readiness to learn. If the