I have to admit, that comment both was a potent pill, as it both pleased me and broke my heart. How could it be possible that the teachers feel so beleaguered? Well, one look at the major media around teaching and teachers, and well, you figure it all out in an instant. It was pleasing, of course, as an assessment of the all-day professional development conference. We got … [Read more...] about “I Felt Like A Professional”–What a Teacher Told Me at a Recent Conference
You Can’t Even Give Music Education Away for Free: PS24 in The Bronx
Okay, I hear you in advance: it's one single example. But let's look a bit more deeply at it, shall we?Take a good gander at this article from a local newspaper. Why would a principal turn a program away, when it's being provided for free, is being embraced by other schools in the area, and the schools are facing historic budget cuts? Why is the principal allowed to do it? What … [Read more...] about You Can’t Even Give Music Education Away for Free: PS24 in The Bronx
Test Obsession Anyone?
Okay, you might argue that such a blog entry on the very day that NAEP reading results are released offers quite a skewed measure. I beg to differ. Nevertheless, take a look at the top Google new links for education news, today, May 20, 2010.Will historians write that Americans had become obsessed with test scores leaving little time to consider anything else? New NAEP reading … [Read more...] about Test Obsession Anyone?
Guest Blog, Jane Remer: In Memoriam, Renee Darvin
In Memoriam - Renee Darvin Alas, alack the good die way too young, but I am glad to have seen, hugged and kissed Renee "goodbye" at a jam-packed gathering in her honor just a few weeks ago at Teachers College. I will keep the memory of her calm and smiling loveliness as she sat in the queen's seat with all her subjects around...all thanks to Judy Burton and the Art and Art … [Read more...] about Guest Blog, Jane Remer: In Memoriam, Renee Darvin
When I Think of Great Arts Teachers…
I think of Renee Darvin. This morning I heard the very sad news that Renee Darvin had died.Not many of the Dewey21C readers will have had the great fortune to have met Renee. But, many of you will have known someone like Renee. Someone who played a major part in your career and life in the arts.Renee was certainly best known as a first-rate teacher of visual art teachers at … [Read more...] about When I Think of Great Arts Teachers…