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Sunday, February 27, 2005

What We have Learned from Brain Research, for Individual Learning

In the ESL Newcomers' Center we have had miraculous success with literacy growth in non-native language learners. We set objectives and spend hours planning. We have analyzed every possible method, utilizing what we have learned from brain research, for learning, individually and collectively in... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 26, 2005

NCLB From the Inside of a US Classroom

The No Child Left Behind Act, which was used as ammunition against Bush, is a really good bill. Based on the Supreme Court case Rose vs. the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it poses a very good solution to the problem that rich folks' kids get a good education, and poor folks' kids go to hell. In Rose,... Sign in to see full entry.

Blogger Wanted to Achieve, Possess, Conquer then Find a Different Challenge

Blogit! Mountain is for some people, a mountain to climb. They see a mountain, and they climb it. No eastern philosophy there, just doing it because they want to. Others, like me, see Blogit! Mountain differently. I have an older brother, the Fonze of the family. He lives in Alabama, and has since... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 25, 2005

Crisis in the Inner-City Schools -- Dean of Students

The Dean of Students at the middle school level, is the vice principal's job writ small. Less pay (a lot less) and the promise of a future in administration. I suppose depending on the person it can be a lot more if one makes it more, or less. But, similar to the VP job, it is still the worst job in... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Crisis in the Inner-City Schools. Professional Respect.

Of course, having an additional teacher to do with as we please, would go some distance toward reducing class size. But what level would benefit? 6th grade team? 7th grade team? 8th grade team? Having an additional math teacher could reduce many class sizes, but what about the crowded language... Sign in to see full entry.

Crisis in the Inner-City Schools. Crises of Careers. Part 2

The In-School Suspension Program (ISS) was the best idea to advance middle school America since the one-room classroom. However, it was mis-managed, in many districts, fell into disrepair, and was abandoned. It became a political pariah, and was one of the first items cut, when administrators (not... Sign in to see full entry.

Crisis in the Inner City Middle School, Career Crises, Part 1

The campus monitor post was instituted by my third CEO back in 1988 or so. The campus monitor took over my extra duties: checking the bathrooms, stairwells; keeping the halls clear and free of runners. I took the opportunity of flushing all the commodes, every time I passed a boy's restroom. It is... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

On January 12, 2005, I Went to the Doctor, as Agreed to by Contract

On January 12, 2005, I went to the doctor, as agreed to by contract. My regular doctor was in the Carribean, so his partner had a go at me. Protein in the urine again, after three years; blood pressure elevated again. Not so bad as to diagnose hypertension, 156 over 180, but bad enough that she... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

"See, They're All Against Me! Why Should I Bother?"

Wow, what a response! Everyone is out there doing their hall duty. I hope this is a sign of things to come and not a momentary revival. We can keep these halls safe and walking, but we have to put aside petty office politics. And we have to restrict ourselves to only so many trips to the office.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 21, 2005

...your candle burned out long before your legend ever did."

Well, another beautiful weekend comes to a close. Both my children are engaged in their obsessions: schoolwork, play practice, boyfriend's family. Their mother made a brief appearance in their lives this weekend. It was a welcome relief. For the first time since Thanksgiving she was handing out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Traditonal life in American mainstream education. Area of concentration -- English as a Second Language. My take on the issues and "what really works" (when my kids let me log on).

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