Marc Fisher’s article is appropriately biting, and as far as I’m concerned, he nails it.
He’s reporting Jack Dale’s refusal to administer standardized reading tests to recent immigrants. The standoff between Fairfax County and the federal government is creating a stir in the waters of the Potomac, and the stirring gives me hope that we [...]

[In an effort to get more specific and address more of the what, why, and how of my teaching practice, I'd like to outline how I begin to move students away from the five-paragraph essay and toward a more sophisticated understanding of writing. This is a long post because I want to be specific. [...]

Most Boston high schools start at 7:20 a.m. The 10 schools, which have not yet been chosen, will be able to choose starting times ranging from 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Education Week: Boston to Allow 10 Schools to Switch to Later Start Times
It’s a nod towards designing schools based on current best research, but [...]

Teacher Magazine published an article entitled “The Problem with Class-Size Reduction” by Bill Ferriter.1 While I understand his argument and his conclusion, the implications are desperately and infuriatingly off point. This is not directed at Mr. Ferriter specifically2 but at a general culture that I find too often in the world of education, one that [...]

If you haven’t already seen it, there’s a great article in the New York Times’ Magazine called “Darwin’s God.” It spells out the various sides of an ongoing scientific debate about why religious beliefs are so pervasive across time and culture. It’s long, but well worth the read.
Here’s my diigo highlights and annotations.

Questions about what, why, and how I teach are constant preoccupations of mine. I want to attempt to make my thoughts about these questions more explicit, in part due to recent conversations I’ve been having with others (online and off), and in part because one of the most important things teachers can do in [...]

I’ll be delivering a presentation at the NVWP Language & Learning Conference about using emerging online technologies to facilitate research. I’ve constructed a page on my wikispace to help with the presentation/discussion.
I proposed and prepared this presentation somewhat selfishly: I wanted to learn more about the current state of online research … and what [...]

A comment on an earlier post asking if anyone had information about tteach led me to Peter Rock’s blog entry. There, he says of tteach:
Paying teachers through advertising revenue is unwise pedagogy. The site says that “tteach is essentially School 2.0″. Apparently, School 2.0 is really about placing profit over students. gnuosphere: School 2.0 [...]