This Post Is for Brian Crosby
Brian Crosby is an inspiring elementary school teacher. He has been teaching in upper elementary grades for 30 years. He is a STEM teacher in Nevada. After he read Sharon Higgins’ post, he chided me for seeming to diminish the importance of STEM subjects. I assured him that this was not my purpose, and I am sure it was not Sharon Higgins’ either. Her point was that the “crisis” has been vastly ove
G.F. Brandenburg: The Rules of Rhee’s Teacher Town Halls
As you may know, Michelle Rhee is holding three “teacher town halls” in which she and Steve Perry and George Parker talk to an audience who are allowed to submit questions. George Parker was previously the head of the D.C. teachers union; he now works for Rhee. Steve Perry, once a commentator for CNN, runs a magnet school in Hartford. Earlier this year in Minnesota, he spoke at a public forum and
Sharon Higgins: What STEM Crisis?
Sharon R. Higgins, an Oakland parent and blogger, questions whether there is a STEM cris and offers documentation for her views. She writes: The STEM alarm is definitely a manufactured crisis. 1. “As the push to train more young people in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — careers gains steam, a few prominent skeptics are warning that it may be misguided — and that rhetoric about t
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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Art Teacher: Just Say “No” to Teaching to the TestA retired teacher is happy that parents are opting their children out of state testing She writes: “I am a former elementary art teacher and I am thrilled parents are taking matters into their own hands. The testing culture is madness. I had to sit in too many staff meetings, and wa
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Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYArt Teacher: Just Say “No” to Teaching to the TestA retired teacher is happy that parents are opting their children out of state testing She writes: “I am a former elementary art teacher and I am thrilled parents are taking matters into their own hands. The testing culture is madness. I had to sit in too many staff m
