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Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Workshop That Got Me Banished From The Institute
After my first year of teaching, I developed some ideas to have a more successful second year. They worked, and I began spreading the word, informally, for the next couple of years. Then in 1995, I created a workshop about … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Advice
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@2011s Can You Handle The Truth?
I believe that TFA does not think so, and I will use this post to explain what evidence I have for this claim and also speculate why that choose to underestimate you in this way. When I was growing up … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Advice
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Expulsions from New Orleans Charters
The most compelling argument for charter schools is that they serve as places where educational innovations can be tested. After a small charter school, or even a charter network, proves that it is able to be successful on a small … Continue reading
Posted in Research
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Bring Your Vulnerabilities To Work Day
Last Monday I completed a 20 year Odyssey that began my first day of teaching in August of 1991. Back then, I had a lot of theories about teaching, some of which was suggested by some oversimplified advice in my … Continue reading
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Why did TFA place a 2011 CM as a Phys Ed Teacher at a KIPP school?
Another excellent question! TFA, according to its website, spends between $60,000 and $120,000 in a combination of taxpayer money and private donations to train, recruit, and support one new corps member. The government gives them taxpayer money, many people donate … Continue reading
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Same Kids, Same Building, Same Lies — Redux
A few months ago after attending the 20th anniversary summit, I wrote a post about my progress in investigating a school that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan singled out in his keynote speech. Urban Prep is a small charter school … Continue reading
Posted in Debunking
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Made it to Twitter!
I know that I’m behind the times on this one, but if you love my blog then you’ll really love following me on Twitter. In two weeks I’ve already gotten 62 followers (is that good?) mainly because of this welcome … Continue reading
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Why does TFA value quantity over quality?
Another good question. So the first question, again, is how do I know that TFA values quantity over quality? First let me clarify that this means that TFA is more concerned with growing the corps than it is with making … Continue reading
Posted in Research
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Why did 1/6 (so far) of the 2010 Mississippi Delta CMs quit?
(Note: As you will see in the comments to this post, the numbers are currently being challenged by TFA. There is a chance that my numbers are not accurate, though the numbers they are claiming do not agree with the … Continue reading
Posted in Research
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Turnaround every now and then I get …
I’ve recently written three posts about so-called ‘turnaround’ schools in Chicago, Memphis, and again in Chicago. Since none of these schools have achieved the test scores that are so emphasized by the rheeformers, I’ve been thinking about how these examples … Continue reading
Posted in Debunking
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