Looking for a Secretary
It seems appropriate to me to kick this column off with something related to the recent election, and through the recent media buzz about who our next Secretaries of State and the Treasury shall be,...
View ArticleSeeing Red
I seem to remember at least one of my high school teachers using a green pen to correct papers, rather than a red one, simply because she preferred the color. I forget which one gave that particular...
View ArticleThe Emotional Impact of Teaching
One of the things that most scares me about the profession I’ve chosen to pursue is the tremendous emotional burden teachers have to shoulder. My father doesn’t talk much about his teaching job, so...
View ArticleThe Price of Teaching
Last week I wrote about the emotional burden teachers shoulder and the stress they’re asked to accept in the course of their profession. One aspect I didn’t emphasize enough, and probably should’ve,...
View ArticleAmerica's Educational Leadership
I won’t pretend I was very happy with the appointment of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education by the president whom I voted for. Aside from the fact that I really rather that Obama had not named so...
View ArticleResponse
I was very happy to find that my last post actually garnered a response, especially one which allows me to continue bringing some of my post’s points into greater relief. I last mentioned that...
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