Those of us who live inside the beltway have been observing Michelle Rhee. Some see her as the savior of DC School, others have an opinion that she should ride away on the broom that she was holding while talking about getting rid of teachers. Her claim is that she wants to help the children of DC . Her no nonsense talk, gets your attention, well unless you are a teacher in the system or a parent. No matter how boring a school board meeting is , in some places you get to have your say.but in DC … [Read more...]
Teach for America and the Future of Schools. Aren’t we all Teaching for America?
Teach for America and the Future of Schools. Aren’t we all Teaching for America? By Bonnie Bracey Sutton and Vic Sutton What’s the Problem? Teach For America, the New Kids on the Block Teach for America is an organization you have probably heard about. My experience with them is that in the school of poverty that I worked in, there were so many immigrant kids I would stay to keep the computer lab open until about seven, because I only had 13 computers and we had two kids on a computer … [Read more...]
