by David Safier I spend a lot of pixels criticizing School Boards and Superintendents and the Arizona Legislature. (Have you ever thought how many pixels had to die, how many ones and zeros were cut down in their prime, to create this post? It’s horrifying!) But I can’t remember bad mouthing any students in my … Read more
by David Safier I’m no expert on ELL education, and I won’t play “Expert” here. I honestly don’t know the best way to teach students who aren’t proficient in English. But I do know the controversy that raged in Arizona over bilingual vs. English Immersion instruction. EI won. According to Tom Horne, his decision to … Read more
by David Safier Today’s Daily Fitz in the Star. (Noteworthy: Great party/event last night, linking Drinking Liberally and Smoking Conservatively. About 70 people there (a “conservative estimate,” in honor of the right wing attendees), a mixture of Ds, Rs, Is (Independents) and Ls (Libertarians). Lots of candidates of various stripes as well. A love fest, … Read more
by David Safier Florida Sub Fired for Classroom Wizardry: Land O’ Lakes, Florida, has moved from the Stone Age all the way up to the Middle Ages. A substitute teacher entertained his class with a magic trick. He made a match disappear and reappear. A parent called the school accusing him of wizardry. The district … Read more
by David Safier (Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.) After reading over Lujan’s explanation of HB2816 in last night’s post a few times, I was ready to blast him for dancing around the issue I raised. But this morning I read it a few more times and went back to the … Read more