I read this blog post over at Edushyster about the opt-out of standardized testing movement, and Education Commissioner’s cancelation of further town halls, and couldn’t help but think about Camden: These citizens are sick of being treated as “consumers” and their children as “products” for whom education is “delivered.” When you treat people like consumers, … Continue reading What I’m Reading: the NY Opt-Out Movement…
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Yesterday, Mayor Corey Booker’s campaign was back in Camden: “This is an election that all of America is going to be watching,” Booker said before about three dozen students and supporters in Camden, where he met with Mayor Dana L. Redd. My worry with Mayor Booker is simple. For all his reputation of being a … Continue reading What I’m Reading: Corey Booker’s Camden Visit…
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My sister passed this along to me, and I’m passing it right along to you: Why I’m calling on all university faculty to refuse to write letters of recommendation to TFA Excerpt: The simple fact is, students who apply to TFA are not trained to be teachers. So, in a very simple sense, by refusing … Continue reading What I’m Reading: A Prof Boycotts TFA…
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Dr. Teresa Smith, in a cogent defense of expertise, once asked my class, “Do you know what subjective used to mean?” When we all replied no, and she told us, “in the opinion of experts.” At the time, she was using the phrase “subjective” as an opposite pole to “objectivity” and the idea of … Continue reading Expertise and Faux-Expertise…
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I’m happy to say that we’re getting a little publicity in this corner of Cooper Street. Next City, one of my favorite places to read and write about cities, did a little write up about Rutgers-Camden and this blog. I wanted to share these excerpts (but by all means, go read the whole thing): Local … Continue reading Next City Write-Up…
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If there is an unwritten code behind Oxford’s life, the first might be that most work gets done at your local (pub). But equally as important would be the imperative to “define your terms.” So, in the finely held tradition of slightly mocking Oxford, while taking its bigger critique to heart, I’d like to somewhat … Continue reading A Non-Academic Definition of “Community Meeting”…
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