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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

LAUSD TEACHERS: CARE TO FRAME THE CONVERSATION FOR A CHANGE? - Perdaily.com

LAUSD TEACHERS: CARE TO FRAME THE CONVERSATION FOR A CHANGE? - Perdaily.com:


LAUSD TEACHERS: CARE TO FRAME THE CONVERSATION FOR A CHANGE?

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(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)
As the war against a professional, well-educated, and  fairly compensated teacher corp continues unabated across the United States, what remains missing in this most important discussion is the voice of teachers authoritatively laying out the reality of what they do for a living in a manner that might counter the incessant "dominant narrative" of the mainstream media, that only sees bad teachers as the problem and charter school as the panacea.

Dr. Wendy C. Kasten of Kent State University has prepared asurvey for teachers to take that might offer an alternative view of just how difficult it is