Who knew they had many of the same racial ideals embedded in their systemic structure--keeping people in their appropriate place. Now before you start getting mad at me, education and urban education are my passion and my daily work. All of my teaching has happened in urban schools with a majority black population. My kids … Continue reading Urban Schools And Slavery
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Choice Matters
I have long espoused that one of the problems I see with our current education system is that it operates as a one size fits all ideology. This is also the problem with many teacher education programs. One size fits all is a fallacy. We all aren't the same. Our kids aren't all the same. … Continue reading Choice Matters
Time For A Revolution
There has been a lot of attention given to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. And I think it is great that we are finally standing up to the big corporations that have gotten us into the current economic crisis. The companies that have decided that profit at the cost of the citizenry of the US … Continue reading Time For A Revolution
Only Looking At The Suface Leads To A Titanic Failure
Just to warn you--this is a post about education. The debate about public education is infuriating. Not just because the only voices being heard or those of big corporate money, but because the emphasis is on the "magic bullet," the "quick fix," "the answer." Education is not something that can be fixed over night--even though … Continue reading Only Looking At The Suface Leads To A Titanic Failure
Rich Kids Get Taught, Poor Kids Get Tested
This idea has been rumbling around my head for years. As I continue the preliminary work on my dissertation, mentor urban high school teachers and work with charter schools, I find this to be more and more true. Testing has become the new "reform" movement in urban education. And not just annual testing--but every 6 … Continue reading Rich Kids Get Taught, Poor Kids Get Tested
Embracing Imperfection 