Monthly Archives: October 2012

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
For those readers who may have forgotten the story line of the fairy tale, as I had, here it is: A clothes-mad king who spent the coin of the…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
As a high school history teacher and district superintendent, I had to learn the differences between problems and dilemmas because the former required solutions and the latter required compromises.…

During the early days of my career, while I was still coaching, I would sit around the coach’s office with the other coaches and solve many problems of world. Many of those conversations revolved around the team and its players. … Continue reading →

The first senior class to be held accountable for passing the new End of Course/STAAR exams is preparing to graduate. The students look around and they are missing many of their classmates because they were not able to pass the … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
The shame that many teachers and principals feel at being made responsible for a school’s low academic performance is a recent phenomenon. Historically, policy elites and educators explained poor…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
A teacher reflects on how teachers are perceived, how little support they get, and how teaching has changed: Being in the teaching profession, most of the public generally hates you because they ‘see’…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
John Deasy, who was appointed superintendent of the 672,000-student Los Angeles district in January, will be evaluated … on improvement in the graduation rate, student proficiency and attendance. But…

According to the 2011 nationally produced report, “Time is the Enemy”, in the State of Texas only 20 percent of the students entering a college or community college will obtain a degree even if they are allotted double the normal … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
This teacher wrote a great letter to President Obama. I hope you will write one also, and send it to my colleague anthony_cody@hotmail.com October 6, 2012 Dear President Obama: I Feel As Though…