U.S. Education, By the Numbers
CNN and TIME Magazine’s Fareed Zakaria hosted a special earlier this month called “Restoring the American Dream: Fixing Education.” Here are some really interesting statistics and facts that I picked...
View ArticleBook Talk: What Lessons the U.S. Can Learn from Finland
One month ago, I told you about the CNN special, “Restoring the American Dream: Fixing Education.” (U.S. Education, By the Numbers) There were some amazing statistics uncovered throughout the show,...
View ArticleThe Value of a Teacher, Continued….
We continue our discussion about just how valuable a good teacher is by taking a look at a recently published study by Harvard’s Raj Chetty and John N. Friedman and Columbia ‘s Jonah E. Rockoff that...
View ArticleBlaming Teachers Is Trendy, but Ignores Other Factors
Let me state a few things up front: First, I’m grateful to the parents who support and respect us. Trust me, there are plenty of them around. Second, our students are generally good kids who are...
View ArticlePotential Outcomes of ‘School Reform’
As the New York Times pointed out today, and the Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time mentioned in an editorial this week, using standardized test scores to determine the quality of a teacher is, at...
View ArticleLetters: Teacher Appreciation
A couple weeks ago I linked to an article written by New York Times columnist Charles Blow that appeared on the eve of National Teacher Appreciation Week. Just thought you might be interested in...
View Article‘If Winning Isn’t Everything, Why Do They Keep Score?’
Last Friday, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote the following: The world, unfortunately, has too many monomaniacs — people who pick one side of any creative tension and wish the other would...
View ArticleStandardized Texting
With school districts looking for ways to boost standardized test scores, perhaps they could develop a texting test. Reuters, via Yahoo! News, explains: A 17-year-old boy from Wisconsin on Wednesday...
View ArticleSunday School
I hope everyone finds time today to attend Greenwich Animal Control’s open house (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 393 North Street) Thanks to Greenwich Time’s Helen Neafsey for alerting me – through her blog – to...
View ArticleToday’s Lessons: Elections, Politics, and Leadership
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…. Actually, it’s an election. In Greenwich, one of the most patriotic towns in America, you can’t take these for granted. Why? Because there are individuals serving in town...
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