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Don’t Be Afraid To Let Kids Fail
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By VANESSA W. SNYDER Teachers love it when parents are supportive and involved with their children’s schoolwork. It’s great to know there’s accountability and reinforcement at home because it helps us do our job. It also sends the students a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family
Tagged class projects, classwork, homework, parental involvement, parenting, teachers Leave a comment
Rhee Wrong On What’s Most Important
I’m not a teacher but Vanessa is, and I get a little defensive when her profession is treated like a punching bag by rampaging reformers such as Michelle Rhee (who spent about three years in the classroom before becoming a … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Politics
Tagged D.C. public schools, Michelle Rhee, poverty, Race to the Top, reform, standardized test, student achievement, teachers Leave a comment
Back to School … Bless the Teachers!
A new school year is upon us. New clothes, bookbags and an endless list of supplies. If you’re a parent, you know the scene well. I remember the excitement I always felt as a child on the first day of … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, new school year, teacher hours, teachers Leave a comment
