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December 2011 - Posts
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For the last year and two months, the Teaching Underground has provided commentary on numerous education issues from the point of view of "two guys teaching in a basement." That is, just two average suburban teachers. We aren't all-stars, but we're pretty Read More...
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As the football teams from Texas and Cal(both non-profit schools) square off on the field they are part of perhaps the most visible contradiction within public education in this country, college athletics. There is a lot of money made. That much is clear. Read More...
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Few of us give much thought to life before digital communication permeated every facet of our lives. Social networking is now so woven into our society it is difficult to remember life without it. But the existence of Al Gore's internet and Mark Zuckerberg's Read More...
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K12 Inc. , the country's largest provider of online k-12 education has come under fire from several sources recently for it's attempts to turn a profit by drawing students away from traditional public education classrooms. Just last week, the New York Read More...
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The Holiday season has arrived. The TU is excited to take some time off to spend with family and friends. If you are not a despised teacher(which we hope we are not), this time of the year can mean gifts of appreciation from students and parents. While Read More...
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In 1989 President George H. W. Bush brought together the nation's governors in my hometown for a summit on education. I was just starting as a high school sophomore and skipped school that day with my father in the hope I'd see the President speak at Read More...
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I was at the NCSS conference in DC when I caught a quick blip on the TV featuring a comment that emerged from the Republican campaign trail. Newt Gingrich was quoted saying that “r eally poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working Read More...
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The answer to that Question. They can try. The TU has been vocal about our stance on testing, value added and the like. As influential as we are, we realize it will take a powerful shift to change course to a more sensible path. It will also take large Read More...
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“If enough people care, the public may learn the course is not wise, not reform and backed by no evidence. Public Education is a precious resource that must be preserved and improved for future generations.” -Diane Ravitch, NCSS 2011 Diane Ravitch is Read More...
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The day began early began with a pleasant jog with friends. Got to see the mall by dawn with no one else around. Highly recommended. Then off we went to the convention center. Shortly before arrival we saw something unexpected when a woman tripped and Read More...
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So as you may know we are attending the NCSS conference in DC. Given we are pretty worn out we will simply provide a summary of the days events. In no particular order here are some highlights and some of what we learned... -TU appreciates having a point Read More...
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Recently we got a call from some folks up in DC indicating they were interested in what we here at the Underground had to say. Actually it was just an E-mail, and it was not a request to hear what teachers think about education it was only a confirmation Read More...
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