Archives for December 2009
Are Teachers Leaders?
The other day I read an post by Russ Goerend (@RussGoerend), which raised a question by making this statement: Teachers aren’t leaders [Self-fulfilling Prophecies]). Russ wrote this post in response to a conversation he had with Scott Mcleod, where Dr.… continue reading »
A Letter From a Student About Filtering
On Monday I got into an impassioned argument about the state of technology adoption at our school and the heavy handed internet filtering. A member of the student council happened to be their to overhear this conversation. When I got… continue reading »
Don’t Forget About Modeling: It’s Money!
I knew I would lure you in with that title, but I am not talking about fashion week here. I am talking about a tried and true teaching technique that I sometimes forget – modeling. I had an experience this… continue reading »
Dear Mr. Patterson: Our Students Are Not a Special Interest Group
Governor Patterson has unilaterally decided to withhold funding for New York’s public schools, despite the legislature’s passage of a deficit reduction plan. This results in an effective mid-year cut to school districts that are already hemorrhaging from last year’s trimming.… continue reading »