03 Apr We Need Better Principals
Great leadership is at the helm of any successful endeavor. This is certainly true for education. I pride myself on being a great classroom leader. My students know I run the...
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28 Mar Drawing Inspiration from Past Experience
3/4 x 4/3 = 1. Most ninth graders can solve that immediately. Raven, one of the students I tutored as an undergraduate in Baltimore, could not. She was frustrated and...
18 Mar Teacher Evaluation: Don’t Forget the Science Fairs
My middle school scientists just rocked their science fair. They worked hard and I am deeply inspired by and proud of their results. I teach in Manhattan at a traditional public...
06 Mar Teacher Development Should Not Be a Luxury – It Must
Teachers and principals from across the country were recently asked what they thought were the greatest challenges facing the teaching profession. According to MetLife’s Survey of the American Teacher: Challenges for...
27 Feb Why Even Art Teachers Have a Problem With Standardized Testing
Gray is the color between black and white and it can be created in many ways. There is cool gray and there is warm gray. There are light grays and...
25 Feb Op-Ed: This Is What’s Wrong With Teacher Evaluations
As I write this article, debates and arguments surrounding teacher evaluations rage from coast to coast. While the introduction of a new teacher evaluation in Georgia hasn’t garnered the same...