South Carolina Officially Vamboozled
If anyone is wondering why the “bad” teacher crisis remains central to what political leaders want the public to hear, South Carolina offers a heaping dose of why: Political leaders are enormously incompetent and need us all to remain distracted from that fact. Case in point: SC has now been officially vamboozled, passing a new teacher evaluation system that includes the new sham word “growth” nea
Listen to Gary Rubenstein: “TFA…thrives on greed, deception, and fear”
Gary Rubenstein’s Advice to the 2014 TFA Corps Members is, I assume, intended for TFA recruits directly and about specifically TFA as a reform agenda. Thus, I do first recommend that those drawn to TFA should read carefully, and then heed Rubenstein’s words, notably this: But I am compelled to go further and note that Rubenstein’s central point is also applicable to the entire education reform ag
6-12-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): What We Tolerate (and for Whom) v. What the Rich Demand: On Teacher QualityTwo of the best teachers and education advocates I respect and listen to carefully, Nancy Flanagan and Susan Ohanian, had an important exchange on Twitter recently: “Vergara ruling rhetoric stern