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High transient population. High poverty. High number of second language students. Yep, must be the teachers’ fault. But let’s call it what it is: union busting. As one Washington Post editorial writer said : It’s no wonder that Education Secretary Arne Read More...
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Swift’s ingeniously written (and ironic) essay “A Modest Proposal” has no business being in the same sentence as South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer. However, if you haven’t read Swift’s satirical work recently, it begins with this: A Modest Proposal Read More...
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I read a couple newspapers this week, and a number of articles centered on the looming toil facing legislators during this next session. Most of the suggestions were the standard suggestions; however, two specifically caught my attention. In the Seattle Read More...
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Well, I’ve said unions are not the enemy of education reform many, many times. Unions just refuse to allow their members to lose ground when it comes to compensation, benefits, and working conditions. Plus, union leaders recognize that the recent trends Read More...
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Here’s a post I published back in July, and it seems fitting again now with so many people asking teachers to (again) have their pay frozen or cut: ———————————————- I play basketball during lunch time with a group of doctors, lawyers, and other people Read More...
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My principal flat out lied in the school newspaper when commenting on a controversial issue. Ugh. I’m not in a position to combat the lie, but a couple of my colleagues are and I wonder how they will handle it. It’s an easy lie to counter, but it’s a Read More...
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I found out last night that the QEC (the Quality Education Counsel) including Randy Dorn, my state’s highest education official, voted against local collective bargaining rights for teachers. I have lost respect for him, and those who voted with him, Read More...
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Injured shoulder. Sinus infection with fever. Pounding headache. Trifecta. Posted in Frustration Read More...
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On a Seattle Education blog , I read that in the 1950s corporations paid 80% of taxes, but now they pay 12-15%, which of course means the middle class has picked up this burden. If these statistics are correct, it sure seems to indicate that tax breaks Read More...
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Ever have one of these days? Posted in Frustration Read More...
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I haven’t talked about my own school lately, so I thought an update was in order. To be blunt, we’re losing programs–not because of budget cuts or lower enrollment, but because my principal has fallen in love with blocks. Apparently, she believes the Read More...
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Following up on my previous post, my student in the accident has been upgraded from “critical” to “serious” in the last day. I also learned that he has a broken hip, femur, and tibia. Apparently, he squeezed a girl’s hand when she spoke to him, but I’m Read More...
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One of my students, a kid with whom I have worked the last four years and to whom I have grown quite close, was involved in a car crash Thursday afternoon. He still hasn’t regained consciousness after a head-on collision, and the swelling in his brain Read More...
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I’ve heard a number of union critics say that they don’t like the teachers’ unions because they aren’t doing what is best for kids, and when I hear this critique I sometimes just think to myself, “duh.” In my opinion, the union is for the teachers. Granted, Read More...
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In my district in Washington State, we have finished the budgeting work, and no one will receive a RIF notice. We have saved everyone from any potential cuts, which is deinitely a reason to celebrate. However, the legislature’s decisions mean that we Read More...
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