Holding Journalists, the Media Accountable
While the current corporate-education reform narrative includes idealistic and oppressive chants of "no excuses" and "poverty is not destiny" (always coming from those not living in poverty) as well as focused attacks on teachers and teacher quality, these messages are recycled and accepted blindly almost daily by journalists and all types of media.
I recently posted about a Charleston Post and Courier article praising the planning hiring of Teach for America candidates to staff classrooms of students in poverty, students with special needs, and English language learners. This sort of thoughtless support fails to ask why leaders are so quick to experiment and allow uncertified and inexperienced college graduates teach other people's children.
After contacting the journalist (Diette Courrégé), I am moderately optimistic because she has followed up, talked
I recently posted about a Charleston Post and Courier article praising the planning hiring of Teach for America candidates to staff classrooms of students in poverty, students with special needs, and English language learners. This sort of thoughtless support fails to ask why leaders are so quick to experiment and allow uncertified and inexperienced college graduates teach other people's children.
After contacting the journalist (Diette Courrégé), I am moderately optimistic because she has followed up, talked