This is a tribute to my friend Mano. We work together, but I only help in small ways. Martin Luther King would have been proud to know her. Manorama Talaiver is an tireless, always working, inspired educator who has created wonderful opportunities for students, teachers and administrators. When I worked for the president of the United States who was then Bill Clinton on the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council she called me, and asked" What are you doing for Virginia?" She … [Read more...]
Let’s Give All American Kids the Dream!!
Martin Luther King, Dream Realized/ Not!! The Dream? Let’s Update the Dream By Bonnie Bracey Sutton President Obama and Dr. King's dream During the 1963 March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” One year after the inaguration of Barack Obama— the first … [Read more...]
The State of Education in the Nation
The President's Town Hall Meeting could have been entitled" No Teacher Left Behind" One of the advantages, or disadvantages that I have is that I live in Washington DC. That means that I get to go to the hill and hear the reports , ideas, and the philosophy that the groups say that the president believes in. I have just attended an online Town Hall Meeting at White House.gov. You may want to review this presentation and or listen to the President , in … [Read more...]
Study : Girls Still Not Swarming into Sci-Tech
This is a conversation I often have with others, the question being why don't girls get involved in science, technology , engineering and math. I get a headache every time I see a certain commercial that displays a mother too tired to remember 3 times 4. What? That's a big deal? Then there was the Barbie fiasco. Even this week I have been talking to colleagues about exposing teachers to higher math with certain programs. Problem solving, supercomputing, that kind of thing. Take a look at this … [Read more...]