A DIFFERENT VISION FROM A DIFFERENT SUPERINTENDENT: “…we have to stop blaming teachers for problems that have multiple causes, ranging from poor administrative oversight and accountability to a lack of parent engagement.” An Open Letter to SACRAMENTO USD STAFF FROM SUPERINTENDENT Jonathan P. Raymond | http://bit.ly/cHY4Oe comment by Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post | http://wapo.st/95evMT: This open letter was written by Supt. Jonathan P. Raymond of the ...
W4S: GRADING SCHOOL CHOICE + Letters to the editor By ROSS DOUTHAT – New York Times Op-Ed Columnist | http://nyti.ms/b2brxn <>
KEEPER OF A GOLDEN GATE: A TEACHERS REACH - The teacher who nurtured a young Vietnamese immigrant with empathy and kindness opened the way to a new culture, new possibilities, a new life. By Andrew Lam | Op-Ed essay from the L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/9kz7aE October 17, 2010 - The man who stood at the entrance to my New World was my first English teacher, Ernie Kaeselau. He passed away recently, and though I hadn't seen him in decades, ...
TEACHING TEACHERS - As educators struggle with the issue of teacher improvement, a program in Tennessee shows that struggling teachers can gain a lot from watching great teachers in action. By Emily Hanford – Op-Ed/Essay from the L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/a1Bn2c October 17, 2010 -- Teachers are at the center of the great debate over how to fix American education. We're told the bad ones need to be fired; the good ones, rewarded. But what ...
