How Education Reform Is Missing The Mark
September 28, 2009
I have issues with the mainstream education reform movement. Big issues. Huge issues. Read the rest of this entry »
Summer Learning Loss: The Case For Year-Round School
September 1, 2009
This may be the start of my “Our education system’s broke! Let’s fix it!” series. Or it may end up being my second and final blog post ever. Who knows? Either way, read on if educational policy interests you.
Educational policy interests me on many levels. First of all, I used to be student and (it’s pretty safe to assume) so did everyone else I know. So I have a tendency to look back and evaluate the experience. What did I love? What did I hate? How much was my experience affected by policy decisions and mandates? How different was my experience than people in other districts, states or even in private schools? Then there’s the fact that I’m trying to work towards being a teacher, so educational policy is going to have a direct effect on my ability to do my job and have an impact on my students. Finally, as a minority who grew up without much money (and, as my bro would put it, a non-zombie), I’m very aware of the gaping inequities of the educational system.
