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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Author: amybisson
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Today, May 23, is the “official” announcement of the federal budget proposal. “Official” because the numbers have been floating around in the ether for a while now. Within the proposal from the White House budget is the idea of cuts impacting education to the tune of $10.6 Billion less. Valerie Strauss from the Washington Post, has…
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All Members present for both meetings. Budget Hearing, Part 3 Somehow in the flurry of budget activities over the last week I lost track of last night’s Budget Hearing which preceded the regular School Committee Meeting. So if you were hoping to add a public comment to the funding proposals, you are out of luck. …
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Tuesday evening, I spoke before the City Council to encourage that body to meet with City of Lowell school administration before approving the budget that was before them. You read that correctly, I was advocating that the Council not approve the budget. Why? I don’t believe that the City’s contribution to the school budget adequately considers…
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It’s budget time in Lowell and the predictions look a bit grim. I won’t second guess (most) of the reasoning behind proposed budget amounts, but I am dismayed that the belt tightening has been mind numbing. As a former educator in Lowell, even without children (or grandchildren) in the City Schools, I feel compelled to speak…
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At last night’s meeting, the School Committee met for the first time since the beginning of April. This was the first time the public got a glimpse at the proposed budget (see link within the Meeting Packet here), and the first time the rationale for the budget was shared with the public and the School…
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Educators, if you received a free and unsolicited book in the mail, would you read it? That’s what a conservative “climate realist” group by the name of Heartland Institute wants you to do. In fact, it would be really swell if teachers would do a little more than just read their free book(s). If you would also…
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This morning, the New York Times carried the story of the decision by several Public Schools in New York City to suspend traditional homework. The disagreements that have ensued have largely been by parents of students with very different viewpoints on this topic. This is definitely worth a read if only to broaden the lens with…
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Yoga serves. But you have to show up. -Adriene Mishler Yoga with Adriene There is something both beautifully simple and truthful in that statement. What are you invested in? Physically, mentally, intellectually. Show up for that. It really is that simple. After a year of some minor, mainly annoying, challenges that come with the advancement of…
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School Committee Meeting 05 April 2017 7 Members Present, Student representative: Cole Conlin Spotlight on Excellence & Permissions to Enter. Science and Engineering Fair. Bartlett Community Partnership School LHS Ice Hockey Team Public Hearing for Interdistrict Choice: No comments from the public. 2016-17 had 30 open slots, 15 were filled. Decision to continue…
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Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got til its gone I was thinking about Joni Mitchell’s lyrics to Big Yellow Taxi this morning because, I think a lot of what has disappeared in classrooms has happened so gradually that even educators don’t realize the value of what has gone missing. During…
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