josephine b.
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On the Blog Post My oncology day
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On the article District: Rosetta Stone Implementation Flawed, Currently Working
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On the article District: Rosetta Stone Implementation Flawed, Currently Working
josephine b.
10:28 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
ReplyI'm sure Rosita, the "help," is thrilled about her new and I'm sure unpaid task. I hope that post isn't serious. Washing the plates? A dirty dog? Baby poo? Quite a conversation to be had with those kids!
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On the article Shooting Death of Six-Year Old Sparks Gun Debate
josephine b.
1:45 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
ReplyI just wonder how many dead children it takes to do something more than "spark" a debate.
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On the article Should Mike Rice Have Been Fired?
josephine b.
3:20 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013
ReplyI'm pretty the sure the overwhelming majority of us would get fired if engaging in this type of behavior and using this type of language at work. I would.
You can't even argue that his tactics were successful. 44-51. -
On the article Yelp's Top 10 Restaurants in East Brunswick: Do You Agree?
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On the article Opinion: Teeny-Weeny Education Reform, Small Steps to Success in New Jersey
josephine b.
8:11 am on Monday, April 1, 2013
Reply"Seniority-based layoffs, or LIFO, that hoary anachronism, was left unchanged, despite piles of research that itemize the detrimental impact of LIFO on student achievement and staff morale"
Really? Please disclose links to the research, I'm curious to see it. -
On the article Teacher Evaluation Plan Gets Mixed Reviews in First Public Forum
josephine b.
8:58 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
ReplyI strongly suggest that anyone who is interested in this issue, which will affect the future of our state and country's children to read and/or research some of the commentary and scholarship of Linda Darling-Hammond, professor at Stanford. Here is a link to one of her blog entries: http://edpolicy.stanford.edu/blog/entry/693
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On the article Op-Ed: Student Achievement, The Real Goal of Educator Evaluation
josephine b.
12:49 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
Reply"The Widget Effect" was produced The New Teachers Project, founded by Michelle Rhee, a education "reformer" with a very specific agenda. There is data in the study that has been disputed, it oversimplifies the very real problems facing this country's urban schools and it provides the nation with a scapegoat (teachers) for social failures that go well beyond the classroom.
"The Widget Effect" has allowed for-profit educational experts to swoop in on our nation's public schools and exploit an unearthed financial goldmine and with politicians in their pocket, both Democrats and Republicans, I'm afraid little will be done to stop this. -
On the article UPDATED: Stahl Ditches Dems, Announces Senate Bid
josephine b.
10:23 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Don't forget the two smoke shops that add to the retail "quality" of 18!
josephine b.
2:52 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Lovely piece.