Writing and learning to write are processes. With Common Core, it’s an “all-at-once” approach. It’s like trying to put a roof and siding on a house while the frame is still going up. In a […]
Common Core. It was supposed to save the American education system and even the playing field for minority students with its promises of consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to […]
How do you calm children down after months of stress and hype over standardized tests? How do you reassure everyone that the scores won’t be used to punish neighborhoods, penalize kids who don’t do well, […]
The standardized testing season is officially upon us. Despite all the protests,opt-outs and horror stories, many of our government leaders still think standardized test overuse and abuse is okay. Our written words have had little […]
I need your help. Okay, it’s more than me. Millions of parents, teachers and children need your help. As you may be aware, I’m not a big fan of standardized testing and corporatization in our […]
What do parents really want from public schools? Plain and simple, we want them to help us educate our kids. Help them learn to read and write. Build their math skills. Introduce them to science […]
Dear Teachers, I owe you an apology. From the deepest level of my heart, I am so sorry for misjudging you. This is what happens when a person bases her opinion about a school solely […]
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