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Susan DuFresne’s Statement of Professional Conscience.As a kindergarten teacher, I am responsible for five year olds first experience in our schools working with a group larger than their own family. I...
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The one about "throwing money" at problems...By: Dr. Mitchell RobinsonOriginally posted on his blog http://www.mitchellrobinson.net/2015/02/02/the-one-about-throwing-money-at-problems/I often read...
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They Won’t Drive Us From the Trenches – Dr. Michael Flanagan Get a group of veteran teachers together, and before long you will hear someone praise a talented, effective colleague by saying he or she...
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The one in which Teach for America reveals their true colors. . .BY: Dr. Mitchell RobinsonOriginally posted on his blog...
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The Price of Teacher RetentionBy: Marla Kilfoyle and Melissa TomlinsonOne the largest factors that plagues education today is how to retain teachers in “hard to staff” areas. Researchproves that the...
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The Bizarre SituationBy: Ian BergerThe testing in my school has taken a turn for the absurd, with me smack-dab in the middle. The New York State mania for testing had allowed teachers of non-tested...
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NEW JERSEY PARENTS TAKE A STAND TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Jersey February 6, 2015NEW JERSEY PARENTS TAKE A STAND TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.Parents all over New Jersey...
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Why Howard Dean and the Democratic Party owe Teachers and Parents an ApologyBy: Cheryl Gibbs BinkleyOriginally posted on her blog -...
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Teachers Synonymous – by Dr. Michael FlanaganHello my name is Michael, and I am a public school teacher. Yes, I know in this day and age those are brave words to utter in a public forum, but the first...
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The Worst Sort of Violence Against ChildrenBY: Steven SingerOriginally posted on his blog: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/the-worst-sort-of-violence-against-children/She was...
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Thank you NEA!The Leadership team of the Badass Teachers Association released a statement 2 weeks ago regarding Reauthorization of ESEA (http://badassteachers.blogspot.com/…/dear-senator-alexander…)....
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The Acceptable AssessmentBy: Gilbert Sarabia Your task will simply be to createA fifteen to twenty line poemFrom one of four visual, or auralWriting prompts.This exam will be worthTwenty five...
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Why Did They Close the Teacher Workroom? By Dr. Michael Flanagan“Is there a teacher workroom in this building”? Based on the answer to that question one can adequately assess the morale in a public...
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EDU-frackers are in Charge.By: Sue GoncarovsThe FDA and EPA are regulatory agencies with complicated approval processes. It takes a great deal of money and years of proof to get permission to sell...
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The one about BRIGHT Ohio, Teach for America and CEOs...By: Dr. Mitchell RobinsonThe state of Ohio recently announced a newly re-branded initiative to attract, recruit and train new superintendents...
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An Open Letter to the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, National Center for Learning Disabilities, and The Education Trust Disabilities From Parents of Children with DisabilitiesWe are a...
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The Playwright Does What?Students must evaluate how tension is created,Maintained and resolved in a drama.Which one?Oh, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, or Macbeth, Anything fitting our common core...
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Are You Willing? By: Larry ProffittToday was a usual snow day for this educator. I visited the General Assembly to discuss education bills proposed and policies in our state. It isn't a hardship; it is...
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Tonight I am informing you that I am a conscientious objector to this testBy: Oregon BAT and BAT Leadership Team Member Kathleen JeskeyI’ve been a teacher since 1987. Since coming to Canby in 1999,...
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When Kids Teach Adults – Lessons from the Newark Student Union Sit-inBy: Steven SingerPosted on his blog:...
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