Ms. Katie's Ramblings

Sunday, October 18, 2015

We Can't Talk About Discipline Without Discussing Mental Health

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I try to follow closely the discussions around school discipline including zero tolerance or "no excuses" discipline policies, res...
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The Ugly Truths of Choice and That Which Divides Us

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I spent the summer working on the Southwest side of Chicago-knocking on doors, organizing, and helping plan education justice events. I met ...
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AUSL: A Pale Immitation of Good Teaching

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The other day, I was at a professional development at an elementary school near mine on the south side of Chicago. I'm a Social-Emotiona...
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Shame on Noble Street

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Despite negative community impact, Noble Street Charter Network seeks to expand on the southwest of Chicago in the midst of a devastating bu...
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Sunday, June 7, 2015

It's Time to Bring Charters Back Into the Public Fold

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Across the country, it is becoming ever clearer that the charter experiment has failed . Every glowing media story highlighting a charter ...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Say "Sayonara" to the Japanese Language Program at Langston Hughes Elementary

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Banner at the entrance to our school reads: "Welcome to Langston Hughes Elementary" For the first time in fifteen years, the s...
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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Teachers: How We Treat Each Other Matters

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Teachers are under attack. We know how our profession is being dismantled, our job protections are being systematically removed, and our wo...
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I'm a special education teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. I've taught kids with severe emotional/behavioral disorders on an inpatient psych unit in Chicago and ESL in Japan. I love my kiddos (^-^)/
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