Aug

2

And more to the point. . .

August 2, 2006 | 5 Comments

In “On Board”, published by the New York State School Board Association, President Carl Onken writes in his commentary “Said the Education Trust’s Kati Haycock, ‘The research shows that kids who have two, three, four strong teachers in a row will eventually excel, no matter what their background, while kids who have even two weak [...]

Aug

2

What do you expect of yourself?

August 2, 2006 | 3 Comments

I swear to you when my fourteen-year-old son hears me mentioning blogging, he covers his head with a pillow, his hands, anything he can get. Not that he’s adverse to the idea, he’s just sick of hearing about it.
This makes me think about fourteen year old children in general and the fact that I have [...]