As everyone heads back to begin the new school year, and as I resume my work on The Teacher Beacon, I thought that this would be an ideal time to share something special with you. A compelling study done over a nine-month period ending earlier this year revealed some intriguing things about successful teachers. As […]
Grade Recovery is Slacker Recovery
February 7, 2012 by
This is a continuation of my last post about grade recovery, which is located here. You may recall a much earlier post that I wrote concerning Christopher Harvey, a former teacher of the year here in Jacksonville. He thinks that grade recovery is a big mistake. He says the majority of the students taking grade […]
Reaction to Teacher of the Year’s Resignation
November 1, 2011 by
Eleanor King, a retired teacher here in Jacksonville, was very saddened by the resignation of former Teacher of the Year, Christopher Harvey. If you have not had the opportunity to read my previous three posts about Chris, you may want to consider doing so before continuing here. In a letter to the editor of the […]
Teacher of the Year Makes Surprising Decision
October 28, 2011 by
This is the continuing story of Christopher Harvey, a distinguished National Board Certified teacher of the year. If you have not had the opportunity to read my previous two posts about Chris, what you’re about to read about here won’t be much of a surprise. This is the concluding portion of an opinion piece Chris […]
Outstanding Teacher Suddenly Struggling
October 25, 2011 by
Christopher Harvey, a distinguished National Board Certified teacher of the year, has a long list of accomplishments that truly set him apart from his peers. If you have not had the opportunity to read my previous post about Chris, please consider doing so before continuing here. Chris wrote an opinion piece for the Florida Times-Union […]
Accomplished Local Teacher’s Compelling Story
October 21, 2011 by
Christopher Harvey is a science teacher at Edward H. White High School here in Jacksonville. But Chris is not just a science teacher, he’s an extraordinary science teacher. According to an editorial that Chris wrote for the Florida Times-Union on August 21, 2011, he has always known that the purpose of his life was to […]
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