6 ways market-based education reform has destroyed public education and how we can fix it. Kathleen Jasper September 6, 2015 “The market will solve our education problems!” was the rallying cry of every education reformer since 2001. If we just allow standards, accountability, consequences, choice and competition to work their...
Prolific Education Researcher Starts ED Think Tank Kathleen Jasper September 6, 2015 Linda Darling-Hammond, arguably the most prolific educational researcher, has announced she will head up a new education think tank - The Learning Policy Institute. In the Huffington Post on...
6 tips for building an awesome resume. Kathleen Jasper August 22, 2015 Not many things are more depressing than a horribly, put together resume. A resume says something about you. And when I see a pathetic, sad, poor excuse for a resume, I want to cry. I have written many...
Rosalind Franklin and the discovery of the DNA molecule (Women in Science PODCAST) Kathleen Jasper August 21, 2015 This week we talk to Glen Upton, fellow science teacher, about the great Rosalind Franklin. She was the woman who helped discover the DNA molecule. Although she received little credit for her contribution to...
I’m not angry anymore. Kathleen Jasper August 10, 2015 2 Comments I’ve been angry for two years. Really angry. I radiated it. Not just anger, but also frustration and indignation. When casually asked, “Hey Kathleen! What have you been up to?” Instead of the...
Parental Engagement Twitter Chat: Arne Duncan’s #EpicFail Kathleen Jasper July 1, 2015 5 Comments The topic of Arne Duncan’s July Twitter chat was “Parental engagement”. And that's ironic for two reasons: He received a lot of parental engagement on the chat he probably wasn't expecting. He...