Does Common Core’s focus on ‘close reading’ make sense?
Depending on whom you ask, the Common Core English Language Arts standards are either exactly what U.S. schools need, or exactly what they don’t need. Here’s an argument for the latter opinion, by Aaron Barlow, an associate professor of English at the New York City College of Technology. This was first published on the Academe Blog, […]
Teacher to 3rd graders: I apologize for having to ‘quantify you with a number’
Barnett Berry is the founder and chief executive officer of the Center for Teaching Quality, a national nonprofit organization based in Carrboro, North Carolina aimed at transforming the teaching profession. He wrote to me about a colleague of his, Wendi Pillars, a teacher who wrote an apology to young students who are being forced to take […]
2-17-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: The 2014 Presidents’ Day quizHere it is: the 2014 Presidents’ Day quiz. How much don’t you know? 1) Which president was the first to be born a U.S. citizen? a) James Madison b) Martin Van Buren c) John Quincy Adams d) Andrew Jackson 2) The Monroe Doctrine, introduced in 1823, declared that no European nation should from then on […] 2 by Valerie Strauss / 35min hide // saveVe