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Chalk: July 2012
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, July 27. Must we go to school longer? So when Wright says that he wants to restructure schedules and curriculum, you might ask yourself, “How is that going to help? His fourth point states:. 4 Restructure elementary, middle and high schools to accommodate (a) flexible scheduling that is parent-friendly, (b) flexible curriculum to meet the needs of students as they achieve at different rates, and (c) longer school days and longer school years. Friday, July 20. So when ...
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Chalk: May 2012
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Thoughts on Texas education. Thursday, May 31. My mom performed regular APIs. I can’t remember if she had a “first homework…” rule, but I do remember she helped me with my homework, willingly attended teacher-parent-student conferences (even if they were uncomfortable, as mentioned in my previous post), and –. When her work schedule allowed. Volunteered for field trips. Would you agree that the parents' role was a crucial factor in who succeeded and who didn’t? Once we had all of that worked out, we ente...
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Chalk: Are extracurriculars extra important?
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, August 3. Are extracurriculars extra important? Going to a small school meant that our district allowed us a lot of wiggle room if we were involved in a lot of activities. Teachers were made to accommodate students missing class sometimes two or three times a week. Some students’ grades did fall because they were stretched too thin and couldn’t handle the distraction. Linus Wright challenges this notion in “Restructuring Public Education for 21. I also want to mention...
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Chalk: Final thoughts ... for now
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, August 24. Final thoughts . for now. There are many divisions on teaching ethics and character in school. Many struggle to define what it means to teach ethics and character, how it should be done, if it should be done and whose standard to use. Linus Wright, in his 13. And final point of “Restructuring Public Education for the 21. Century,” calls for character education. Speaking of running a classroom (and moving on to a different subject), Wright’s 12. Thanks for s...
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Chalk: June 2012
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, June 29. Those who can't, teach". I’ve had some excellent teachers in my life – brilliant people who had a passion for teaching, an ability to connect with students, a deep knowledge of their subject and a drive to improve themselves. They. Try to be our friends, but they did listen to us, respect us and help us when we were down. I have a lot of respect for these teachers, and. Change a thing about them. I have to mostly agree with him on this one. As Wright mentions...
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Chalk: So how much should a teacher get paid? Part 2
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, July 13. So how much should a teacher get paid? NEPC isn’t alone in stating that teachers are undercompensated. The. States that high school teachers in the. Earn 65 percent of what their fellow university graduates make after 15 years of work. TNR compares this to countries like. Where, after 15 years, teachers make 102 percent of what their fellow university graduates make. We’ve established that teachers are underpaid. But why? How about the accountability movement?
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Chalk: August 2012
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, August 24. Final thoughts . for now. There are many divisions on teaching ethics and character in school. Many struggle to define what it means to teach ethics and character, how it should be done, if it should be done and whose standard to use. Linus Wright, in his 13. And final point of “Restructuring Public Education for the 21. Century,” calls for character education. Speaking of running a classroom (and moving on to a different subject), Wright’s 12. Thanks for s...
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Chalk: So how much should a teacher get paid? Part 1
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, July 6. So how much should a teacher get paid? So how much should a teacher get paid? That’s the question I asked myself when I set out to write this blog post. And that answer, I found, requires a rather extensive answer. So, this week, I’ll be looking at merit-based pay because it’s a widely popular silver bullet program. Next week, I’ll look at salary schedules and what a teacher should be worth. Some research also suggests merit-based pay doesn’t work, at le...
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Chalk: The school board's goal
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, July 20. The school board's goal. We live in a society run by professionals. Many feel they need a college degree to get a job, positions ask for degrees and a certain years of experience and most have dealt with the frustrating you-need-experience-to-get-a-job,-but-you-need-a-job-to-get-experience dilemma. Linus Wright’s third point states:. 3 A governance model must be developed which includes required qualifications for school board members along with term limits.
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Chalk: "Those who can't, teach"
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Thoughts on Texas education. Friday, June 29. Those who can't, teach". I’ve had some excellent teachers in my life – brilliant people who had a passion for teaching, an ability to connect with students, a deep knowledge of their subject and a drive to improve themselves. They. Try to be our friends, but they did listen to us, respect us and help us when we were down. I have a lot of respect for these teachers, and. Change a thing about them. I have to mostly agree with him on this one. As Wright mentions...
