“…because they’re worth it. Because teachers are the key, and if we can pay them this with the existing dollars, then why aren’t we doing it?” (Zeke Vanderhoek, principal and founder, TEP Charter School)
That quote silenced the conversations at my apartment for 15 minutes this past Sunday; my mother had come down for the weekend to...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Knowledge is Power (or Kryptonite?)
Posted on 10:57 AMby Michael Pearson with No comments
With the help a few deep breaths and some quality coffee I sat down to watch “Waiting For Superman” this past weekend. This was a complex task, on one hand, a number of the points raised in this movie were correct, relevant, and detrimental to public education. On the other side of this coin were contradictions, flawed logic, and structured...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Christmas in March
Posted on 12:27 PMby Michael Pearson with No comments
In celebration of today's new blanket of snow. Enjoy!
I may need to try the old Volume Knob decrescendo technique in the future. ...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Trapped in a Box
Posted on 1:11 PMby Michael Pearson with No comments
I (briefly) mentioned my mid-winter refresher in my last entry but I’m afraid that was quickly squelched this past Monday thanks to 50 8th graders with brass noisemakers. (or was it?) For my 8th grade band, this past Monday was particularly… Monday; their sound was poor and their preparedness was even poorer, and I had to be the bad guy...
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