Year 2 Week 4 9/23 – 9/27 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Educators in urban schools are constantly trying to figure out how to get students to perform better academically. Some establish strategies that help children […]
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Parents, Teachers, and Conflicts of Interest (Charter School Diaries #28)
Year 2 Week 3 9/16 – 9/20 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] One of the things that I loathe about my position is dealing with unhappy parents. One of my job duties concerns student discipline. I […]
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Administrative Frankensteins (Charter School Diaries)
Year 2 Week 1 (9/9 – 9/13) [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] So I took the plunge this year and decided to jump into school administration. I still teach and I am a department head, but […]
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New Year, Same Song (Charter School Diaries)
Year 2 Week 1 (9/2 – 9/6) [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] The beginning of any school year marks the chance to start over… students who wish to earn good grades and actually learn something; teachers […]
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Graduation! (Charter School Diaries #25)
Week 6/24 – 6/28 When I think about the process of schooling in America, the ultimate culminating event for any and every student participating in that process is graduation. I can remember just about every graduation I’ve been a part of and as I contemplate reentry in graduate school, I fanaticize about a potential walk […]
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Teacher Turnover (Charter School Diaries #24)
Week 6/17 – 6/21 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] There are so many problems with schooling in the United States. I don’t claim to have the answers to help all of the schools in the entire […]
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The Masses, the Multitude and the Disciples (Charter School Diaries #23)
Week 6/10 – 6/14 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] One of the things that I really enjoy about teaching is the opportunity to work with young people, specifically the 17 and 18 year old students. These […]
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Pissing them off for the Children’s Sake (Charter School Diaries #22)
Week 6/3 – 6/7 I am good at pissing people off. My maternal grandmother always said to me that my mouth would always get me in trouble. Well, my grandmother, God rest her soul, she was right. My mouth has gotten me in more trouble than I can remember. I have learned over the years […]