For the first time, I attended the Tapia Conference. It was a meeting of true diversity. The presenters, panelist and participants represent the kind of diversity that is America. The conference will become a yearly conference from now on. It is a gathering of students , professors, and people who can inspire them to do great things. EXPECTATIONS When you read in the literature how hard it is to reach many of the very diverse groups of students, it is easy to become … [Read more...]
Thinking about Teachers, Why are they the Target?A Trio of Viewpoints
My parents , both teachers warned me that being a teacher is sometimes a thankless job. I entered teaching anyway. I collected lots of prizes and helped a lot of students, and spent a great deal of personal money, and was helped by many organizations to be the best I could be. You know what! It worked, but now there is a set of pundits, politicians, and policy makers who are being given bogus information and targeting teachers as the cause of difficulty in education. I won't … [Read more...]
Your Ideas as Secretary of Education
What would most professors of education do If they were secretary of education? Beyond Tinkering some of us have been involved in education through a fashion show of new initiatives... Arnie Duncan' s article is here. But those of us who toil in classrooms are curious about what most professors who teach teachers and think about teaching and learning think about the new policies at the Dept. of Education. Read this article and then have your say. Who better to understand the urban initiatives … [Read more...]
