by Stuart Singer, The Teacher Leader Educational reform has always been popular cocktail conversation. While most people do not understand Wall Street derivatives and very few have expertise on medical science or the cause of automobile accelerator problems, everyone has been a student and they all have an opinion on what is right and wrong [...]
Posts Tagged ‘state assessments’
Failure Is Not An Option
March 22nd, 2010
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by Stuart Singer, The Teacher Leader Recently there has been an explosion of activity on the educational front. The development of the “Common Core State Standards Initiative” (CCSSI) is a significant step forward toward standardizing curriculum throughout the country. It is very encouraging to note the wide-ranging acceptance these proposals are receiving. (“Governors, state school [...]
Time for a Reality Check
March 5th, 2010
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by Stuart Singer Many times in a variety of venues I have expressed my firm belief that end-of-course barrier exams are a step in the right direction for education. In a previous post on this website, A Good Starting Point But Not Quite the Finish Line, I wrote that while such tests have structural flaws, [...]
It’s Snowing: Fire the Teachers
February 26th, 2010
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Like many other parts of the country, the Northeast has experienced a particularly harsh winter, which, in many districts has resulted in repeated delays as well as a number of lost school days. Many districts have plans that call for adding missed school days to the end of the school year. Principals and teachers know [...]
