Saturday, October 18, 2014

How Testing is Destroying My School

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Testing is out of control in our schools.  I knew this before I stepped back into a public school classroom this past September after teach...
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Why Teach For America’s Push for “Diversity” Should Not Be Celebrated

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Yesterday, I was disappointed to see Teaching Tolerance-a social justice education resource which I have personally used many times-publish...
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Friday, August 29, 2014

Parents of Chicago: Questions You Must Ask About Your Child’s School This Year

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1)  How many teachers/staff left the year before and why? Schools all over Chicago are in chaos.  Intentional chaos.  The year after th...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Chicago’s Arctic Freeze Brings Up the Question: What is the Purpose of Schools?

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An interesting discussion broke out over the recent announcement by the Chicago Public Schools to keep schools open despite a dangerous ext...
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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Speech for 7/4 Rally: The Fight Against Austerity

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Below is the copy of a speech I gave during a rally against Austerity outside Mayor Emanuel's home.  Here are a couple links to new...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

The Exhaustion of The Longest School Day

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I received this blog post from a special educator currently working in the Chicago Public Schools.   The writer wished to remain anonymous, ...
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Friday, February 1, 2013

A Shout-Out to Education Activists

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This piece was originally posted at http://atthechalkface.com/2013/02/01/a-shout-out-to-education-activists/ There are times when I feel o...
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