How Seattle Schools Used to Teach
Tuesday Open Thread
The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
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Be on the look out for old math books.
On a side note, reminds me somehow about Sherman Alexie's story about finding his mother's name in a reservation school textbook, and realizing then that he had to get out. Inequities everywhere.....
He was on the Rez going to school when he got his mom's book. He then transferred to Reardan HS about 30 miles west of Spokane. That is where all the ranch and farm kids were in school.
Reardan High School "Indians"... Sherman Alexie said that he was the only Indian there.
-- Dan Dempsey
But that isn't important, right? A GOOD teacher can just do wonders! Regardless of everything else! Gates and Duncan tell us this!