An archived stack of papers: 'education-needs'
What Parents Need, But Don’t Get
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Feb
- 20
- 2006
Students need power; teachers need support; parents need communication. Schools need to establish an open-door policy early in the academic year. Teachers need to work with parents to raise students’ awareness. Students need to respect the authority their parents bring to the equation. Everyone needs to be prepared to sit down at one big table to discuss issues from time to time. To do that,... read more
What Teachers Need, But Don’t Get
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Feb
- 19
- 2006
Teachers need support from fellow teachers, parents, and administration. Students need to realize that (most) teachers are really just trying to help. Everyone needs to recognize the complexity of the seemingly simple system in which we all work. Schools need to value the tasks teachers perform and make that value obvious to all. Teachers need respect, not lip service.
Peer... read more
What Students Need, But Don’t Get
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Feb
- 18
- 2006
Teenagers need control. Adults need to help them not make stupid decisions. Everyone needs to realize that some things are only learned through experience. Schools need to help students find their vocation. Students need power.
Teenagers often don’t know what to feel passionately about. They live in a dusk of life, a transition time where things are not well defined as day or night. Are... read more
The World Of Possibilities: Public Education Reform
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Jan
- 06
- 2006
I’ve been thinking lately about how I would change the public education system if I could. A friend of mine thinks that we are teaching in “dark times.” And, while I agree, I go a step further and say that, not only are the times dark, they bring with them a horrible realization: the public education system is broken (and maybe it always has been).
I used to be against things... read more
Education Spending
In a stack of papers called Legislation.
- Jun
- 23
- 2005
Per pupil spending is an unfortunate straw man that education and government alike enjoy dragging out in front of the public. This straw man helps either side make their case about education spending and the statistics support both sides. Meanwhile, the real villains are left unaddressed and our children are stuck in a damaged system that needs to... read more