Letterman’s Top Ten Tribute to Teachers Needs More than Teach for America

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Tributes for teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week are appreciated coming just as the school year comes to a close, when very tired teachers are looking back to see student progress over the past eight months. Many of the tributes are touching, … [Read more...]

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The State of Education in New York: “The Hunger Games” (Part 2)

In The Hunger Games Katniss becomes an unwitting symbol of the revolution when she uses the nightlock berries as a strategy for survival.  She takes the power out of the hands of the Capitol and the Gamemakers.  Throughout the next two books, the … [Read more...]

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Put Administrators in the Classroom!

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When anyone thinks of the job of a high school principal one may  think of one who's always in the patrolling the school's hallway to catch students misbehaving, congratulating student athletes or assisting a teacher with a difficult students. We … [Read more...]

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The Social Studies Problem

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New York has a serious social studies problem. A few years ago cuts were made due to the economy. One of the causalities of the cuts was the 5th and 8th grade social studies exams. If you look at the New York State social studies curriculum that … [Read more...]

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A Day in the Life of a Teacher in An Urban School

Many times I'm asked what it's like to work in an urban school in an urban area. Knowing they are genuinely interested, I usually just laugh and tell them to come visit my my classroom. Knowing  the 99.9% of them won't, I decided to give a real … [Read more...]

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