Teach’ Premieres on CBS on Sept. 6
On Friday night, CBS will air “Teach,” Davis Guggenheim’s third documentary on education in America. It was the second, “Waiting for Superman,” that earned him the ire of public school teachers everywhere for its endorsement of charter schools and demonization of unions. It appears Guggenheim took the concerns of educators to heart. “Teach,” a much-less combative film, focuses on an inspiring mess
How to Move Beyond Your First-Year Teaching Jitters
Arkansas teacher Justin Minkel compares the first year of teaching to “your first truly gruesome photo from a high school formal dance.” “Nervous and elated, underprepared and overwhelmed, I was stuck in my own point of view: How was the knot in my (ghastly) tie? How loudly was I talking?” he writes. “It took me a few months to flip that focus. What mattered, I eventually realized, were questions
Schools’ Choices in Tablets Grow
A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive for publisher Pearson showed that, while 44 percent of kids are using some kind of tablet for learning, 92 percent of kids surveyed believe that using a tablet in school will change how they learn in the future. And 90 percent of students said using a tablet makes learning more fun. Though the iPad gets most of the limelight, other tablet makers like