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“However, in their quest to staff schools quickly, the NYCTF forgot that they were supposed to staff schools with teachers.”
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“In the cases of school vouchers, it is believed the money is funneled to schools that have such a religious agenda and “We may not violate the Constitution to improve student scores.” (Lehrer Interview, 1999) There is no good argument against this point I feel. In essence it may indeed violate the Constitution.” read article |
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| by M. Ducoing |
The natural inclination of many Americans is to “throw the baby out with the bathwater.” That is, for most of us, if something is not working perfectly or properly, it is best to do away with everything, than figure a way to fix it. No more obvious example exists than that of unions. Clearly, unions in this nation do not work perfectly but America’s natural inclination to blame unions for all misfortunes is both misguided and dangerous.
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| by A. Cardasis vs M. Clarke-Pearson |
| Announced three days after George W. Bush took office in 2001, Leave No Child Behind is a large-scale educational reform movement. The following head-to-head is based around the pros and cons of the standardized testing movement that is currently sweeping the nation. view head2head |
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| by J. Kazmark vs M. Ducoing |
| The NYC Teaching Fellows is a selective alternative route certification program intended to help professionals and recent college graduates secure positions as educators in some of the most hard to staff urban schools in New York City. Two current Teaching Fellows, M. Ducoing and J. Kazmark, go head-to-head debating the perils and merits of the program. view head2head |
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| by J Kazmark |
| As life science teacher in a public middle school, my sixth graders, relentlessly curious and aroused by a recent rush of adolescent hormones, would use our biology class as a forum to occasionally inquire about sex. read article |
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| by A. Cardasis |
| The inequalities in the educational system today reflect the values of our society; one in which superior education, opportunities and, ultimately, power are usually segregated to a privileged class. Our society is a reflection of our social will as a democratic people to perpetuate these inequalities. The purpose of school as a stepping-stone for all citizens has gotten lost in the shuffle. read article |
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| by M. Ducoing |
| The debate over school vouchers is by no means a one-sided affair nor can a decisive position be advanced. There are nuances and complications at every turn and brilliant as well as complicated questions on all sides. But recently, the question of school vouchers was reorganized and focused on an area of moral urgency. read article |
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“There is no such thing as a standard child, so why should we promote a standard test?”
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“If the numbers are fair and accurate, which they should be given the Orwellian surveillance within schools on the day of the test, then something is positive is happening.” view head2head |
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“After the lesson on STDs the instructor opened up the discussion to questions. One of my more candid (and occasionally crass) students raised his hand.
‘When a girl’s givin’ you head, can you get gingivitis?’”
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