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A Teacher at Central Falls HS Will Not Vote for Obama [View all] 134 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 15 28146

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] 105 NYC_SKP Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 22541

A six year old boy accused me of grabbing him by the neck and choking him [View all] 91 no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 Feb 2022 178 10638

Lean Production: Inside the war on public education [View all] 86 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 33 20494

Why Not Teacher Evaluations by Students? [View all] 82 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 17080

Andrew Hacker: Is Algebra Necessary? (PUUUUUUUUKE) [View all] 67 alp227 Jul 2012 Mar 2013 13 23574

Tell me about Charlotte Danielson, please. [View all] 55 femmocrat Feb 2014 Mar 2014 2 31775

Former NYC School Chancellor Joel Klein Is Not Telling the Whole Truth About His Personal History [View all] 50 xchrom Oct 2012 Oct 2012 12 21686

"You want kids to come to class? You want them to get excited?" 48 Addison May 2013 Jan 2016 7 11938

NEA Calls for Secretary Duncan's Resignation 47 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 70 7280

Why public education should be scrapped 44 Left Turn Only Dec 2012 Jan 2013 1 8561

I need some advice on our son. 44 RiffRandell Feb 2015 Mar 2015 0 5262

Will longer school year help or hurt US students? (AP/Yahoo!) 42 OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 6531

Mayor Emanuel announces free fare card pilot program for select 5 CPS schools 40 mopinko Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 8765

Just so very sad tonight. 40 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 5074

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 10898

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 9525

How does one flunk 5th grade? 38 FirstLight Mar 2013 Apr 2013 7 8265

"Homework: New Research Suggests It May Be an Unnecessary Evil" by Alfie Kohn 37 Goblinmonger Nov 2012 Dec 2012 8 12752

I wonder if Arne Duncan is trying to end the category of special education? 35 madfloridian Aug 2014 Sep 2014 14 5971

A teacher gave her 8-year-old students iPads and discovered one huge drawback 34 n2doc Dec 2015 Dec 2015 43 4971

Michelle Rhee: My Break With the Democrats 33 n2doc Feb 2013 Feb 2013 7 5585

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 8745

So you're visiting a college campus. What would you ask? 31 OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 10721

My economic life has become a sinking ship.... 30 citizen blues Jun 2014 Jun 2014 62 4212

Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today 30 n2doc Jul 2014 Sep 2014 31 7194

Fired today as a substitute teacher -- for doing my job correctly 30 no_hypocrisy Nov 2016 Nov 2016 44 17762

Suggestions for teaching geography to a kindergartner? 28 RandySF Feb 2012 Feb 2018 0 8026

Bill Cosby signs on with 'students first' 28 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6097

High school teachers, help me out here. 27 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 Mar 2020 2 6753

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Diane Ravitch Praises Randi Weingarten on Her Blog and All Hell Breaks Loose 27 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 5342

Please send good thoughts and prayers my way. . . 27 citizen blues Sep 2016 Sep 2016 53 2978

Put me down as another teacher retiring because of COVID-19 26 teach1st Jul 2020 Jul 2020 85 6221

Went to my 25th Back-to-school night last night and heard something I haven't come across before. 26 FSogol Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 6269

At edX, Distance Learning Moves to an Open-Source Honors Track 26 Renew Deal Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 5644

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 6892

Charter Schools Were Never A Good Idea, Corporate Plot To Privatize & Make Money 24 appalachiablue Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 3478

I heard a fellow teacher say- 24 digonswine Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 5033

Has Bill Gates Purchased the Teachers Unions? 24 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 4536

Missing homework, late assignments matter little as Oregon schools grade exclusively on academic... 24 alp227 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 10548

4 Things Worse than Not Learning to Read in Kindergarten 24 elleng May 2016 May 2016 30 3730

I am asking you to be my sounding board 23 melm00se Jan 2021 Mar 2023 12 4632

Why are kids being forced to eat lunch in silence? 23 Jilly_in_VA Apr 5 Sunday 27 1475

Can Rocketship Launch a Fleet of Successful, Mass-Produced Schools? 23 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 7094

Do College Professors Deserve a Living Wage? 23 n2doc Sep 2013 Nov 2013 8 4953

Cuomo Calls Public Schools a "Monopoly." 23 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 Nov 2014 3 4400

Substitute Teaching 23 no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2129

Is Putting Boys and Girls in Separate Classrooms Legal? 22 redqueen Aug 2012 Sep 2012 1 5613

Check out this picture of Matt Damon 22 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 65 6693

"Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team" 21 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 32 8723

Teaching in 2012 - Teachers...Is It Worth It? 21 NeedleCast Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 3946

The ACLU: Complaint Says Charter Schools Are Resegregating Public Education 21 QED Dec 2014 Dec 2014 32 6357

Can someone defend or at least explain the "standards" movement? 20 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 5 5356

Sometimes you have to put aside the BF Skinner behavioral modification 20 no_hypocrisy Apr 10 Apr 10 44 1995

Is poverty destiny? Ideology vs. evidence in school reform 20 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Dec 2012 7 5709

It's Time To Fire "Bad" Union Leaders Like Randi Weingarten 20 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Sep 2013 4 5170

The renewed war on the veteran teacher 20 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2013 Dec 2013 17 4594

I just ran across this at Twitter. A rant from a father of a special education student. 20 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 18 3833

Needing Help 19 littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 2717

Anti-teacher-union “Won’t Back Down” flunks at box office 19 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 21 4281

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Indignities that our children face. 19 rainin Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 8393

Wash Post: Five habits of great students: Lessons from top-ranked STEM school 19 n2doc Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 6610

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 4251

Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schools 19 Starry Messenger Sep 2013 Sep 2013 32 4262

Should a High School Graduate 19 Riftaxe May 2014 May 2014 0 3108

NC Teacher: “I Quit” 18 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 37 5690

Why Khan Academy Is The Wrong Answer 18 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Jan 2013 10 4227

In a Memphis Cheating Ring, the Teachers Are the Accused 18 alp227 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 4899

How charter schools choose desirable students 18 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 Feb 2013 12 3819

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 4931

My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. 18 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 2 4749

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 4619

civil Rights groups call for Arne Duncan's ouster!! 18 Orlandodem Aug 2013 Aug 2013 49 4854

Here’s What Happens To Kids When They Get To Eat Before School Every Day 18 eridani Apr 2014 May 2014 31 15791

Ravitch: Opt Your Child Out of State Testing: Don't Feed the Machine 18 eridani Apr 2014 Apr 2014 13 3416

A 4th Grade standardized test practice question from my 4th grade daughter 18 hughee99 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 2473

Are there any teachers here that are back in the classroom? How's it going? 17 The empressof all Feb 2021 Jun 2021 3 7228

"Won't Back Down" draws controversy 17 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 4207

Why Do People Hate Teachers Unions? Because They Hate Teachers. 17 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 4770

Please help... 17 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 2877

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