I was very happy to find that my last post actually garnered a response, especially one which allows me to continue bringing some of my post’s points into greater relief.
I last mentioned that President Obama has now come out in favor of extensive standardized testing, just as the last administration was, and in fact is …
I won’t pretend I was very happy with the appointment of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education by the president whom I voted for. Aside from the fact that I really rather that Obama had not named so many people from Illinois to his administration, Duncan’s appointment also meant that the U.S. Department of Education …
Last week I wrote about the emotional burden teachers shoulder and the stress they’re asked to accept in the course of their profession. One aspect I didn’t emphasize enough, and probably should’ve, was the aspect of pay — hence why this week’s title is so similar to last week’s.
The same documentary I mentioned last week, …
One of the things that most scares me about the profession I’ve chosen to pursue is the tremendous emotional burden teachers have to shoulder. My father doesn’t talk much about his teaching job, so most of what I know on the subject derives from what my own teachers were willing to tell me. And though …
I seem to remember at least one of my high school teachers using a green pen to correct papers, rather than a red one, simply because she preferred the color. I forget which one gave that particular reason, which is unfortunate, because she was also one of the toughest graders I ever had.
I’m reminded of …
It seems appropriate to me to kick this column off with something related to the recent election, and through the recent media buzz about who our next Secretaries of State and the Treasury shall be, I’d like to direct your attention to one of the more overlooked Cabinet posts — the Secretary of Education.Whoever takes …