Remainders: Concerns about working at Bronx Science
JD2718 adds Bronx Science to his list of schools to which teachers should not apply. He also thinks that this blog gives excessive weight to prominent voices. Tim Daly of The New Teacher Project and...
View ArticleRise & Shine: Tuesday, 12/23
The city’s budget shortfall next year could be worse that the mayor has anticipated. (Post) The number of families with kids living in shelters is at a record high. (Times) Families are struggling to...
View ArticleFor one NYC teacher, a handshake represents a challenge
For teacher-blogger Jose Vilson, teaching math skills to his often overage students is one thing. Getting them to think big for themselves and their futures is another, as a handshake from a macho...
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As city and state budgets are formed, principals wait to plan
Mayor Bloomberg presenting a budget update in November. In response to GothamSchools’ survey about how schools plan to handle the budget cuts, several principals are saying they can’t begin to...
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In a bad budget year, premier arts school could lose its musical
Add the annual musical at the city’s most selective music and theater school — yes, the one from “Fame” — to the list of potential budget casualties. Via City Room, here’s what one teacher at the...
View ArticleNYCLU: DOE’s spot between city, state oversight leads to abuse
Another notable nugget from the mayoral control forum Friday came from Udi Ofer, the advocacy director at the New York Civil Liberties Union. NYCLU hasn’t taken a position on the most basic question of...
View ArticleQuestions for Caroline Kennedy about the city’s public schools
From the department of questions Caroline Kennedy may or may not answer, here are two I sent to her via her spokesman yesterday: 1. What is your position on mayoral control? Should it be reauthorized...
View ArticleA lesson from 2008: Being a teacher isn’t always fun
Ms. T. is blogging about her experience working in a Collaborative Team Teaching classroom. CTT classes have a mix of students in general education and special education, and each class has two...
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Remainders: Happy holidays and see you in 2009
Photo by teacher-blogger ##http://mildlymelancholy.blogspot.com/2008/12/real-snowfall-on-friday.html##Mildly Melancholy##. We’re making like the public schools and taking the next several days off....
View ArticleThe Celebration of Teaching and Learning
The Celebration of Teaching & Learning, a premier professional development conference hosted by THIRTEEN and WLIW21, exposes K-12 educators, academics and policy makers to worldwide trends in...
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