No grading system nurtures a child
In my teaching career, I've sent home over a thousand report cards. In fact, it didn't take but a handful of years of recording and tabulating grades before the whole process became fairly routine and standard.
September 10, 2009: the Portland Tribune
Keep your child headed in the right direction
As much as we love our children, there’s a part of every parent that can’t help but celebrate the end of summer vacation and the return of the school year (parents of kindergarteners excepted). But as we quickly find out, the normalcy of the school year also brings with it its usual perils.
As much as we love our children, there’s a part of every parent that can’t help but celebrate the end of summer vacation and the return of the school year (parents of kindergarteners excepted). But as we quickly find out, the normalcy of the school year also brings with it its usual perils.
August 9, 2009: the Oregonian
School quality depends on societal forces, not teachers
Throughout my 10-year teaching career I have seen districts large and small, urban and suburban, above average and utterly dysfunctional. I have also spent hundreds of hours in other teachers' classrooms, and so I feel I am qualified to say the following: High-performing schools (and districts) get far too much credit for what they do, and low-performing schools get far too much blame.
Throughout my 10-year teaching career I have seen districts large and small, urban and suburban, above average and utterly dysfunctional. I have also spent hundreds of hours in other teachers' classrooms, and so I feel I am qualified to say the following: High-performing schools (and districts) get far too much credit for what they do, and low-performing schools get far too much blame.
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