Monthly Archives: September 2013

You always know just what to say

Posted on September 26, 2013 by garyrubinstein

Over the last few weeks I’ve noticed a change in strategy in the way many ‘reformers’ have been presenting themselves publicly.  It seems that they have begun to realize, especially with the release of the new Ravitch book, that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Teach For America, tfa rants | 14 Comments

Polis Joke

Posted on September 23, 2013 by garyrubinstein

Jared Polis is a Democratic Colorado Congressman.  He recently had this interchange with Randi Weingarten on Twitter about Diane Ravitch. Though this caused a backlash, he seems to be standing by his comment.  This ordeal has been well documented by … Continue reading →

Posted in Research | 12 Comments

How I teach 2.6 months more of math in a year than the rest of you slackers

Posted on September 20, 2013 by garyrubinstein

A report was recently released which according to some TFA defenders “settles the issue” about the effectiveness of Teach For America teachers.  By comparing the standardized test scores of TFA teachers with varying amounts of experience to non-TFA teachers teaching … Continue reading →

Posted in Research, tfa rants, TFA teacher effectiveness, top posts | 25 Comments

Let It Reign!

Posted on September 17, 2013 by garyrubinstein

The reformers can wait for Superman all they want.  We’ve got Wonder Woman. ‘Reign Of Error:  the Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools,’ released today, is what Arne Duncan would call a ‘game changer.’  … Continue reading →

Posted in Teach For America | 25 Comments