I have lots more time to read, tweet and surf than you do!
This book by Malcolm Gladwell is still a best seller after 260 weeks. This summary explains how connectors, mavens, and salemen impact all phases of our lives and how these concepts can be used by educators. Also included are other interesting stories including how New York City reduced crime in the 1990’s.
Click here to download the summary of this book.
Nick Anderson of the Washington Post reports on September 25, 2009 that Teacher Unions are not happy with what they are seeing from the Obama administration as they approach the reauthorization of NCLB.
“It looks like the only strategies they have are charter schools and measurement,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. “That’s Bush III.”
Standardized testing, school accountability, performance pay, charter schools — all are integral to President Obama’s $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” grant competition to spur innovation. None is a typical Democratic crowd-pleaser.
Click here to download the entire article.
Its a good thing that many public universities don’t have to worry about graduation rates like high schools do. A recent study of 68 colleges show many have graduation rates below 50%. The best schools have the highest rates and poor student don’t do as well. Freshmen are less expensive to educate than seniors due to class size which gives schools a financial incentive to produce drop outs. Graduates make 54% more than those with some college but too many see no reason to finish in four years.
Click here to download the article in the New York Times from 9/9/2009.
This book by Anthony Muhammad gives administrators advice on how to deal with four types of teachers who he broadly defines as believers, fundamentalists, survivors, and tweeners. This book came to my attention as it was assigned as summer reading for all of the teachers and administrators in the Binghamton City School District (New York) for summer reading.
Click here to download the summary of Transforming School Culture.
Click here to download Dr. Doug’s take on the book..
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