Opt Out Orlando Just Took Florida Legislators to School Kathleen Jasper February 2, 2015 3 Comments Call Cindy Hamilton The Bus Driver, because she just took a bunch of Florida Legislators to school. On January 29, 2015 she addressed the Orange County Legislative Delegation. The legislators on this panel...
This is what happens when educated women discuss the Common Core State Standards. Kathleen Jasper January 27, 2015 14 Comments There was supposed to be a debate. On one side Dr. Stotsky, Dr. Luksik and I were debating against Common Core and high-stakes testing. Our opposition was supposed to be professors from the University of...
Why our education rank means absolutely nothing. Kathleen Jasper January 11, 2015 4 Comments Florida dropped from number 8 to 28 in public school rankings. So what? What do state rankings mean in this era of high-stakes testing? That one state’s students are the best at answering algebraic...
Why half of the nation’s new teachers can’t leave the profession fast enough. Kathleen Jasper December 29, 2014 264 Comments A mass exodus is happening in k-12 education. Research shows that 50% of new teachers leave the job before year 5. That number is consistent across the country and represents a giant chunk of the workforce....
“Out there” without a degree? How terrifying. Kathleen Jasper December 8, 2014 3 Comments I packed up, kneeling in front of may bag on the grass. I had moved our class outside on the library lawn in the middle of campus because it was November in SW Florida, 75 degrees, sunny, and breezy. I...