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...
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...
US DOE Continues to Force Test Failure on ELL Students and Children with Special Needs Nancy Bailey July 1, 2015 According to information given to me by Deborah Abramson Brooks, the U.S. Dept. of Education is insisting that the New York Board of Education continue to force all students with disabilities, except for those...
Challenge the Vision Joshua Katz June 25, 2015 I love the debates for all the subjects within the realm of education including testing, unions, student loan debt, and global comparisons. I have been finding lately that these debates in education lead to...
Passion-Driven Learning For Educators: What if the Genius Hour Model Was Used For PD? Lee Araoz June 16, 2015 I’ve been doing Genius Hour projects with my sixth graders for the last three years and the student response has been extremely positive. The children say it’s the best project they have ever done in...
