After An Educator's Journey
Out of the classroom & into the universe
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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Tag: public education
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Recently the Boston Globe ran an editorial in support of gift limits for teachers. I can’t relate. First of all, working in a high poverty, urban school district, I don’t have the experience of parents buying outlandish gifts at the holidays for junior’s teacher. Sorry. It’s all my families can do to put food on…
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This afternoon’s email brought a solicitation from the AFT: Why do you teach and what do you and your colleagues need to do the best job for your students? It is the why of something I have been so passionate about for more than 22 years that is difficult to put into words. Why do…
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This past week, the local paper featured several “news” articles about the school where I formerly taught. The principal at the school was given notice recently that his contract would not be renewed due to MCAS, our state educational yardstick. There is no equivocating that the Superintendent of schools has a right to do this:…
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In Massachusetts, there is a bill before the General Court to eliminate or increase the cap on Charter Schools. I don’t know how things go in other parts of the country, but in Massachusetts, Charter Schools pull their funding from the local budget. The currently proposed bill lifts the cap on Charters — further privatizing…
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