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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

7-15-14 With A Brooklyn Accent

With A Brooklyn Accent:










Teacher Temps and Computer Tenders Can't Move Children Out of Poverty
One of the things I am most worried about in the rush to on line learning and disposable teacher temps is the elimination of relationship building and mentoring, which in my experience, is key in having education move people out of poverty and promote upward mobility.When you grow up poor, there are many skills other than strictly academic ones you have to learn to bring resources into your family
7-12-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS
With A Brooklyn Accent:Why Charter School Scandals Resemble the Subprime Mortgage CrisisTo understand why  we may be approaching a charter school crisis that resembles the one that developed around subprime mortgages, you need to understand how investment banks and credit rating agencies seized upon an instrument to make homeownership available to people with limited resources as a vehicle to make