In recent weeks, At the Chalk Face has added several authors who’ve made fantastic contributions. Since that time, I’ve noticed the web traffic increasing tremendously, the conversations between author and commenter have been open, honest, and provocative, and our impact on the education reform conversation is growing immensely.
At the Chalk Face began in February of 2010. Here’s the inaugural post which tries to explain the site and its intentions. Actually, the podcast came first, then reluctantly, the blog. I was told one could not happen without the other. Fine.
But now, At the Chalk Face is becoming a very powerful voice, at least within the circles of those whom we trust to have the best interests of children in mind. We now have a presence in multiple spaces: Facebook, YouTube, Blog Talk Radio, iTunes, Stitcher, Pinterest, and Twitter.
In time, I hope to see At the Chalk Face become a location, an intellectual and activist space, rather than a discrete individual writers. In time, we may simply be At the Chalk Face rather than talking about or writing for.
Please continue to join us and support our efforts. We are working hard to defend public schools.
I was very fortunate to have met several of the authors on this site at SOS in DC this summer. What an amazing group of people who are dedicated to the most important part of education: children.
I am so grateful for having found the blog and the radio show! If I had not been at “Occupy the DOE” last spring, I would still be clueless.
I appreciate the honest, open dialogue.
Thank you @thechalkface!
Rural Teacher, I first found you, who introduced me to Dump Duncan, where CF found me. Great connections abound.
The question here really is, “Why aren’t there half a million educators on this site, or Ravitch’s blog, or some central location, weekly?
Sadly, I believe it’s a lack of understanding in regard to the attacks from so many fronts on public education. I also worry about a paralyzing fear infecting teachers.
As many have pointed out, teachers tend to not be very political or ‘activist’ types any more.
I am just so grateful for the UOO folks, the Dump Duncan folks and the SOS folks to reaffirm that I am not losing my mind and that it is, sadly, as bad as it seems.