Student Morale

Teachers Have a Union… Why Don’t Students: How They Can Help Each Other When the DOE Fails (Part 2)
DOE Fails · NYC Schools · student voices · UFT

Teachers Have a Union… Why Don’t Students: How They Can Help Each Other When the DOE Fails (Part 2)

Gregory WickhamLeave a comment

Students, organize! That’s all I ask, and all we need. Teachers and all other school staff have figured it out. The United Federation of Teachers has and enforces rules regarding how much time teachers can be asked to spend working, both in the classroom and outside of it. Imagine if students organized to support each… Continue reading Teachers Have a Union… Why Don’t Students: How They Can Help Each Other When the DOE Fails (Part 2)

Teachers Have a Union… Why Don’t Students: How They Can Help Each Other When the DOE Fails
DOE Fails · NYC Schools · student voices · UFT

Teachers Have a Union… Why Don’t Students: How They Can Help Each Other When the DOE Fails

Gregory WickhamLeave a comment

Every adult in a school building gets a union. Most are members of the United Federation of Teachers, and together they are incredibly powerful and effective. They negotiate all the rules. They can influence hiring and firing procedures, and everything about teaching. They have negotiated an incredible list of policies and rights for their members,… Continue reading Teachers Have a Union… Why Don’t Students: How They Can Help Each Other When the DOE Fails

NYC Parents Sound Off On Department Of Education Incompetence! (Part #2)
Finding the Right School

NYC Parents Sound Off On Department Of Education Incompetence! (Part #2)

Alina Adams2 Comments

On January 21, I wrote about Kids Left Waiting In the Cold as NYC Public Schools Cancel G&T Testing – But Don’t Notify Parents! This disaster was hardly the only one of the 2018-2019 admissions season. After my post  ran, more parents contacted me. You can read their Department of Education stories of incompetence below.… Continue reading NYC Parents Sound Off On Department Of Education Incompetence! (Part #2)

Teachers, Do You Know Your Limitations? Let Me Tell You Some Of Mine!
Blog

Teachers, Do You Know Your Limitations? Let Me Tell You Some Of Mine!

Glenn MasonLeave a comment

“You want me to do what?!” I said with mock disbelief. Some of my students were helping to plan our school’s annual spring break college tour where they visit universities up and down the east coast during their Easter vacation. They asked me if I would help chaperone their trip. I responded, “let me make… Continue reading Teachers, Do You Know Your Limitations? Let Me Tell You Some Of Mine!

It’s The Two-Sided Teacher! Meet the Grizzly Bear and the Teddy Bear.
Blog

It’s The Two-Sided Teacher! Meet the Grizzly Bear and the Teddy Bear.

nyschooltalkLeave a comment

Glenn Mason is a former CPA who spent over 25 years in a variety of roles in corporate America. He is presently a New York City public high school teacher. This is in his twelfth academic year in his newfound career and his fourth guest post with New York School Talk. “Mister, can I speak… Continue reading It’s The Two-Sided Teacher! Meet the Grizzly Bear and the Teddy Bear.

A Back-to-School Love Letter to Parents of Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities
Blog

A Back-to-School Love Letter to Parents of Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

nyschooltalkLeave a comment

This is a guest post by ShaRhonda Knott-Dawson, the mother of two free-spirited, strong-willed girls and whose husband should be appointed a saint for co-existing in the madness that is their life. She writes on politics, education, current events and social justice. This piece was originally published at Education Post. Dear Fellow Parent Warriors, While every… Continue reading A Back-to-School Love Letter to Parents of Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

Should Schools Push Kids Out Of Their Comfort Zones?
Blog

Should Schools Push Kids Out Of Their Comfort Zones?

Alina AdamsLeave a comment

Earlier this month, The Atlantic ran a piece entitled, Teens Are Protesting In-Class Presentations. Taylor Lorenz wrote: “(S)tudents have started calling out in-class presentations as discriminatory to those with anxiety, demanding that teachers offer alternative options…. “Nobody should be forced to do something that makes them uncomfortable,” says Ula, a 14-year-old in eighth grade, who,… Continue reading Should Schools Push Kids Out Of Their Comfort Zones?

Did You Know That 28 Percent of New York Students Are Chronically Absent? What’s The Solution?
Blog

Did You Know That 28 Percent of New York Students Are Chronically Absent? What’s The Solution?

Tina PosterliLeave a comment

With a new school year underway, one of the major issues my school district will be tackling is one that is a growing problem across the United States, chronic absenteeism. Since the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act “fifth indicator” mandate of absenteeism, more and more states are tracking and reporting absences, and that is shedding… Continue reading Did You Know That 28 Percent of New York Students Are Chronically Absent? What’s The Solution?

Will Eliminating School Discipline Policies Be a “Disaster” For Kids?
Blog

Will Eliminating School Discipline Policies Be a “Disaster” For Kids?

Alina AdamsLeave a comment

I know it may not always seem that way, but I try very hard not to offer opinions on subjects I know little about. My posts about Gifted & Talented, Accelerated High Schools, age cut-offs, the SHSAT, and diverse schools come from a combination of research, personal experience, and the varied experiences of the families… Continue reading Will Eliminating School Discipline Policies Be a “Disaster” For Kids?

A Teacher Wonders, “Am I Repressing My Students’ Voices?”
Blog

A Teacher Wonders, “Am I Repressing My Students’ Voices?”

Alexandra CohlLeave a comment

“It’s weird to read something about myself that I’m not sure I’ll understand,” my partner admitted after reading a critical analysis essay I had composed about one of Richard Wright’s short stories. It mainly focused on transgenerational trauma within the African-American community, of which I am not a member. “What do you mean?” I asked.… Continue reading A Teacher Wonders, “Am I Repressing My Students’ Voices?”