300 v. 10,000 and the broader discussion of performance pay
A bit more on Obama, performance pay, and the NEA: I commented yesterday about the Mike Antonucci video of Obama’s speech to the representative assembly and the light round of boos when he mentioned performance pay (or merit pay or differential pay: take your pick, it doesn’t change the substantive matters). Antonucci responds with more […]
Mike Rose kicks —-
Tired of Professor X’s dissing students who “don’t belong” in college? Read Mike Rose’s post about Teaching Remedial Writing, and then you’ll understand a tiny piece of why I find his writing engaging and exciting. And this is the pedestrian version of Rose’s writing, the relatively uncooked blog entry that even uses utilize. To see […]
300 booing is somehow more important than 10,000 delegates
Former Hill staffer Charles Barone wrote early this morning that a video of Barack Obama’s speech to the NEA Representative Assembly last week was being watched closely by “Congressional staff and education policy folks.” Barone highlights a point in the speech where Obama says he is in favor of performance pay and where you can […]
Sunday cartoon
“Because of the outcry from the public, the superintendent has stopped pushing us to focus on so-called bubble kids. The fad now is uniforms for all children. Star Trek is this year’s theme. Johnny, Sue, and Gene, you’ll be wearing the red shirts.”
Plodding as a survival strategy
There’s something about work-related socialization: after being sick earlier this week and the holiday, something in my brain told me I had to spend at least half a day working. I am sure that within 20 or 30 years, a neuropsychologist will be able to tell me why I have this impulse. (And I am […]