Archive for July, 2008
I want to be a teacher when I grow up
I have been thinking a lot about teacher quality – what will it take to prepare new teachers and what will it take to retain the best? Is it really about money? What have we learned from research and experience? The volume of research about teacher quality is staggering; there are no less than four [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Dominoes – and I don’t mean pizza!
My hiatus last week was due to a trip to the sixth Domino World Championship. As I prepared to board the plane to Florida, I have to admit I was less than thrilled. It was difficult to pull myself away from work to attend an event that I initially believed had little relevance to my life. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Seeds for Learning
Sandwiched between the soccer and football fields at Martin Luther King High School in Northwest Philadelphia zucchini is growing – along with lettuce, tomatoes, string beans, cilantro, basil, and sunflowers! In March, this now thriving farm was an unused piece of land. In just five months this land has been transformed and is now home [...]
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