KRIS NIELSEN: WHY I WILL OCCUPY THE DEPT. OF ED. IN DC
In the last month of 2007, I finished my first real semester of being a teacher. It was an accomplishment that I chalked up to being my most difficult and most rewarding. I couldn’t wait to start the next year, …MORE
JESSIE RAMEY: WHY I AM GOING TO OCCUPY THE DEPT. OF ED. IN DC
I am coming to Washington D.C. to Occupy the Department of Education this April because our public schools in Pennsylvania have lost $2 BILLION these past two years. Draconian state budget cuts of this magnitude are only possible when people …MORE
STEPHEN KRASHEN: WHY I AM OCCUPYING THE DEPT. OF ED. IN DC THIS APRIL
The movement for national standards and tests is based on these claims: (1) Our educational system is broken, as revealed by US students’ scores on international tests; (2) We must improve education to improve the economy; (3) The way to …MORE
MATT FARMER: WHY I AM HEADING TO DC TO OCCUPY THE DEPT. OF ED.
I’m heading to Washington D.C. to “Occupy the Department of Education” for the same reason Arne Duncan flew to Houston for the recent NBA All-Star Weekend. In both cases, the event organizers needed a gangly, 48-year-old white guy from Chicago. …MORE
STEPHEN ROUND: WHY I AM OCCUPYING THE DEPT. OF ED. IN D.C.
Stephen Round is a former Rhode Island elementary teacher currently tutoring Dyslexic/Dysgraphic primary students at New Hope Academy in Killingly, Connecticut. His recent viral YouTube resignation, entitled RI Teacher Says, “I Quit!” struck a nerve with teachers, parents and students …MORE
