I feel bad. I visited TEP. I saw the kids, the conditions, I’ve reflected on this before. I’ll say it again: the inmates are running the asylum. The TEP Charter School is now embroiled in the NYDOE teacher evaluation data kerfuffle. Its “star” teacher received a pretty terrible rating despite the very high compensation, which […]
The vaunted(?) TEP #charter #school not abiding by its no excuses ethos, so why is the principal still gainfully employed?
March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Is it wise to argue that #teachers don’t do it for the money?
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Saw this from Jose Vilson the other day, wanted to comment.
Educator Jose Vilson is a passionate supporter of public education. I think my first encounter with him was watching poetry of his at the Save Our Schools rally in the summer of 2011. He’s also a frequent contributor to GOOD Magazine. Here’s one of his latest on the superficiality of Teacher Appreciation Week. I’ve had […]