An individual who want to expand their degree can also join this mode of learning. You see, she didn’t want teachers who would not go along with the test prep regime to endanger her scores. It is not about salary to many teachers like the one you talked to. Of course, needing one more at least to make a pension magic number of 20, I went back in ‘87 and remained in the school for another decade (I turned out to be a lousy computer programmer). However, we must keep an eye out for shenanigans, as we know how keen this department is at finding loopholes, exceptions, and new ways to exploit laws, policies and procedures, even ones they themselves write! Many public school communities watched as the charter school in their building was completely renovated, while their school did not even get its yearly coat of paint. 3. Not properly notifying the public of the changes to their school.

I was openly critical of the school policies but not being directly involved in the testing program, I was able to stand aside. We revealed how the New York City Department of Education violates their own policies and bylaws as they champion free space for charter schools at the expense of public schools throughout the city. We are cross posting this piece from our pals at CAPE (Concerned Advocates for Public Education) who have been fighting the brave battle of Red Hook in Brooklyn at PS 15 over the invasion of PAVE charter school. They have gone out to other schools facing charter school invasions and have helped them in any way they can, including putting together a 50 page toolkit on how to fight back (email me for a copy). Each year, teachers packed their entire classrooms up to move, to make room for the charter school as the “Footprint” allocated more space. Once your payment is processed by VA, it will take a few more days to reach your banking institution.

I made great use of the power of the press, putting out an enormous amount of material, aided by my little laptop that I took to all meetings to take notes. When I woke up Wednesday morning I had no intention of handing out Ed Notes that day. I had been intending to write something like this since the summer when Ed Notes online completed its 4th year as a blog but never seemed to have the time. As we begin the 15th year of Education Notes at the UFT Delegate Assembly and the 5th year of Ed Notes as a blog, there is much to reflect back on. Doing too much of the same thing, even if you are committed to learning the language, will make it harder to stay focused. I’ve see quite a few taking advantage of their foreign language skills to connect with students and teach them more effectively, especially beginners who just can’t understand that much English yet.

CollegeThe number of engineers produced is more than the number of vacancies thus it has become necessary that the students must have a strategic approach towards securing a good job in a reputed company after they graduate. There is a lot more to say but I need a deadline of sorts to actually get it done. For an educator like me who spent 35 years working in a high risk neighborhood in Brooklyn, mostly teaching elementary school, the things Davis Guggenheim has to say are almost laughable. And so I did (make her life miserable – my principal friends told me she would get up at meetings and say she had the chapter leader from hell). Immerse yourself AND read comics AND watch children’s TV, AND make friends with native speakers, etc.. Many native English speakers take these courses as refreshers for learning the rules of grammar so that they can speak and write better English. He would stand aside and let me take over to make her life miserable.