My perspectives:
Oakland's
Budget Crisis; De-funding our schools
Creativity in
the Classroom? YES!
Uncredentialed
teachers: not the best choice
So you
want to be a teacher? Oakland Tribune editorial
A
tale of two school districts; Oakland Tribune guest editorial
Is the Bad Economy
Good for schools? Perspective on KQED FM
Uncredentialed
Teachers: An Urban Disaster
Tests Undermine
Teachers: Editorial in Oakland Tribune
Assessment
to Serve our Students
No Child
Left Behind: Links to explore the impact of this legislation
Timely Quotes:
Valuable Articles
California Center for the Future of Teaching
and Learning report on teacher quality
Research
on the Effectiveness of Under-Certified Teachers
Julian Weissglass on Racism and the Achievement
Gap
Preparation
needed for Algebra and Geometry
Math Fears
Subtract from Memory, Learning
Science
and Math Reform If Only... Lessons from TIMSS
How to Start a Revolution at Your School: Advice from a Change Agent
No Substitute: A Report on Oakland Schools by ACORN
Raising
Our Standards: Assessment and Equity in the Oakland Schools
Interview
on Standards, Assessment and Efficacy, with Associate Superintendent
Terry Mazany
Small Schools: A Reform that Works -- an article in Educational Leadership
Urban
Education Web: Lots of resources
on urban education
Responding to Youth Violence: A series of
articles by Dr. Pedro Noguera
Check out my article on Salon
Magazine: Should
Teachers Let Students Into Their Lives? reflecting on the
murder of New York teacher Jonathan Levin.
African American Language
When the Oakland Board of Education
passed a report calling for the recognition and celebration of
Ebonics in December of 1996, they triggered a national, even
international controversy. I became involved in an intense online
discussion, and discovered some interesting perspectives on the
issue.
Black
English and Our Children:
My personal perspective
A Response
from Mississippi
An
Oakland Teacher in the SEP program: Aileen Moffitt
A Voice
from Australia: Alison Hill
A Newfoundlander
Speaks Out: Tina Kennedy
African American Language Internet
Resources
Black English, Looking to the Future 21st
Century Racism? An excellent
web site by Charles Dorsett
Stanford Linguist John Rickford's Ebonics Page
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