It has been a week at the institute. My grown son passed out while driving himself to work and tried to take out a telephone pole with his car; he's fine (the car, not so much) but the ensuing ER testing revealed that he's covid-positive. My daughter-in-law, too. So be careful out there, folks. Meanwhile, the Chief Marital Officer is in Kansas City for a family event, so it's party time for me and the board of directors.
But we've still got some readings for you from the week.
EdWeek presents interviews with four fresh-out-the-rapper teachers, and it's encouraging for a change.
Homeschooling and the Christian Right
MSNBC's Anthea Butler takes a look at the religious right's battle with public education, all the way up through Kirk Cameron's latest shot.
The indispensable Mercedes Schneider reflects on the last school year. Because, damn.
Middle School is becoming the new High School and it's ridiculous
Melissa Fenton is a middle school mom blogging at Grown and Flown, and she's like to point out that middle school has gotten a little nuts.
In Chalkbeat, a story about how four teachers ended up working for their old principal.
Black teachers speak on mass exodus from schools
From Defender, a look at how Black teachers are doing right now.
Public school needs to be better at transparency
Steven Singer points out that while much of the transparency assault on schools is not well-intentioned, schools could do a lot to help their cause.
Is teaching in charter schools different?
Larry Cuban looks at a study that discovers (surprise) that charter instruction is just recycling old public school pedagogy.
This story is from India, but it's still a good look at what happens when education becomes a commodity and the ed tech sector is just one more sales group.
Meanwhile, over at Forbes.com, I looked at a report on teachers of color in PA-- specifically, how manny districts don't employ any.
Don't worry Melissa, by the time your son reaches 7th grade, he, and all his peers, will figure out that their school's Social Promotion policy will come to their rescue. Yes indeed, a free pass to 7th, then to 8th, and finally into high school will make those tears turn to snickers.
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