The Rubber Rooms: Reformed!
The name of this place elicits loud laughter, if not confusion, amongst those not in the know. The rubber rooms…
Category: Education
The Purpose of Standardized Tests… What is it?
I watched a recent Q&A webcast Arne Duncan gave with Organizing for America. Â Despite my criticism of where education reform…
Reply from the Office of the Secretary of Education
December 16, 2009 Thank you for your letter to Secretary Arne Duncan sharing your thoughts on the methods used to…
Dear Secretary Arne Duncan
November 18, 2009 U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW (LBJ Education Building, 7W311) Washington, D.C. 20202 Dear Secretary…
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
There have been many developments in the world of education recently, particularly in New York City. However, there is one…
Hopeful
After reading an interview in U.S. News, I am cautiously excited about Arne Duncan. I had hoped that President Obama…
Alternative Lifestyles of the Mormons & Gays
I just read an article about Proposition 8, where 52% of the voters decided to ban gay-marriage. The Mormons worked…
Racism works both ways.
One of my colleagues told me about a Howard Stern segment about the lack of knowledge Obama’s supporters had when…
Who’s Your Teacher?
I have so much work to do, but I feel that this is worth addressing. Several issues at school today…
What does it mean to be pro-choice?
Fordham University has recently come under fire from the good Catholics of the world, and specifically Cardinal Egan for honoring…