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education, Management

The Last Servant

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For years, in referring to my irreplaceable and vital student assistants, I have used the politically incorrect terms slaves and servants. I know it kinda sounds a bit off, but what else do you call someone who has to do what you say and doesn’t get paid for the privilege? It’s always been a tongue-in-cheek […]

education, testing

Bribery? Maybe. But Who Cares?

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At our first faculty meeting of the year, before school started, one of the items that came up was funding for our after-school “math lab” aimed at kids who are having “math issues.” (Don’t most all middle-schoolers have math issues? Just saying.) The math teachers were complaining that the kids who get sent there for […]

education, Marion Brady, Middle-L Listserv

Guest Artist: Marion Brady

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Here I go again, beating the drum for joining the Middle-L listserv. And once more, I’m linking to a Marion Brady article. I’ve also talked about Marion before. Here’s his latest article, at Truthout.org, about this whole “accountability” issue that’s become the central feature of our educational system. He makes the point that today’s standardized […]