Monthly Archives: July 2009

Forced ‘investment’ is counterproductive

Posted on July 29, 2009 by garyrubinstein

Forced ‘investment’ is counterproductive. For the past (almost 20) years, I’ve observed the changes in the TFA teacher training philosophy. When I started in 1991, they were all about ‘portfolios,’ which were popular in the early 90s, but you don’t … Continue reading →

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The workshop that does not ‘sugar coat’ the first year

Posted on July 13, 2009 by garyrubinstein

From 1995 to 2003, I presented a workshop at the TFA institutes about classroom management and the realities of the first year of teaching. The ideas were considered useful enough to be published as a book in 1999 (It’s called … Continue reading →

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