Last Tuesday, I wrote about my experiences with grade recovery as it is practiced here in Jacksonville. If you haven’t had an opportunity to read it, it’s located here. An unsigned editorial appeared in the Florida Times-Union on December 18, 2011. This is what it said. “In the old days, there used to be something […]
Archives for January 2012
Offering Grade Recovery to Students
January 24, 2012 by
I don’t know whether you have “grade recovery” or its equivalent in your school system or not. But, here in Jacksonville, Florida, the people who are large and in charge have made it a district-wide policy. Once students have failed a particular class or classes, they are offered the opportunity to “recover” from the failing […]
A Temporary Adjustment to Schedule
January 17, 2012 by
I have no way of knowing whether you found The TeacherBeacon via Daily Teaching Tools or through an Internet search. If you haven’t had a chance to see Daily Teaching Tools, I think if you visit, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with what you will find there. If you ARE a Daily Teaching Tools visitor, some […]
Public Education isn’t Failing
January 13, 2012 by
This is a continuation of my previous post regarding charter schools. Susan Estrich, a Creators Syndicate columnist, concludes a recent piece published in the Florida Times Union in this way: “Running schools takes talented principals, dedicated teachers, inspiration, charisma, administrative experience, an understanding of the special issues involved in educating children who face crime while […]
Charter Schools aren’t Replacements
January 10, 2012 by
Charter schools are a hot topic here in the state of Florida. Our governor, Rick Scott, is a proponent of them. He seems to think that they should be promoted at the expense of the public school system. Susan Estrich, a columnist for Creators Syndicate, had a piece published recently in the Florida Times Union. […]
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