by Brian | Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here was the response I received today from NBC. I have removed the name of the person that sent it (No it wasn’t straight from Brian Williams): Hi Brian, Thank you for reaching out to Education Nation-we appreciate your interest in the event and improving...
by Brian | Sep 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear NBC News and Brian Williams: I see NBC News is providing a broadcast forum called “Education Nation.” NBC is billing it as: “Education Nation is a nationally broadcast, in-depth conversation about improving education in America.” As I look over the list of,...
by Brian | Sep 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve had several requests for this repost and I’m actually about to re-visit this lesson with my class to review the concepts and bring my 6 new students up to speed (I roll my class for 3 years, so 19 of my 5th graders were with me last year and I have 6...
by Brian | Sep 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Scott McLeod asked me to contribute (he didn’t offer cash as I recall) to his, “What do teachers need from administrators?” week of posts. His blog is much more widely read than mine, so don’t miss it there or you might miss the comments left...
by Brian | Aug 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m about to begin my 29th or 30th year as a teacher (I’ve lost count), and I’m pleased to say that I’m raring to go. There are just so many exciting possibilities. Having said that, I also see many barriers that continue to muck things up. I...
by Brian | Aug 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
– This post is actually a comment I left on the “Taking Note” blog. The author, John Merrow wrote about his support of the LA Times plan to publish student test scores as a way to “out” teachers: Face it. They did this story because it...
