Alan Lawrence Sitomer » education

Tablet-based education just inched that much closer.

Alan Sitomer — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:01:35 +0000

Amazon’s announcement of the new Kindle Fire has certainly caused a ton of people to weigh in in all sorts of ways on the implications for us “user folks”. Some will be right, some will be wrong but one thing

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You gotta walk a mile in a teacher’s moccasins before you can dictate the educational road

Alan Sitomer — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:00:17 +0000

We’re looking for new ideas right now in education, right? Well, how about this one: You can’t be an administrator with decision making power over a teacher unless you have once been a teacher yourself.

In the army, you can’t…

A dangerous weapon in education.

Alan Sitomer — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:00:48 +0000

I had a chat with a Superintendent the other day, a guy who earned a PhD at the age of 36. (gotta be somewhat bright, right?) And he told me that his high school counselor once asked him during his…

School would be just great if only…

Alan Sitomer — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:30:02 +0000

Have you ever noticed that some teachers think the work of being an educator would be absolutely awesome if it wasn’t for the damn kids?

Or those stinkin’ parents?

Or those silly administrators?

Or those reprehensible peers?

Or those annoying…

The private schools smell blood in the water

Alan Sitomer — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:30:11 +0000

The private schools smell blood in the water… and they are turning the screws.

In an interesting case of “let’s shore up our finances while the time is ripe to do so”, the Saddle River Day School has taken out…

I just got a message from Arne Duncan.

Alan Sitomer — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:35 +0000

I just got a message from Arne Duncan. An email actually. Here’s what he sent to me:

As our nation observes Teacher Appreciation Week, I am pleased to send this message to recent Teachers of the Year, to make sure

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If merit plays no role, our institution of public education will crumble.

Alan Sitomer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:30:36 +0000

So since I am in the mood to offer up so many thoughts as of late about how to re-shape K-12 education (heck, who isn’t doing it these days) I thought I’d chime in on the silliness of the manner…

My Question About National Standards

Alan Sitomer — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:10:59 +0000

One question that has longed bothered me about all of the conversation regarding having one set of national standards for all American schoolchildren is, “If we are going to have standards at all, why should these standards be different from…

All heed Nancie Atwell – and ignore her work at our collective peril.

Alan Sitomer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:30:44 +0000

Nancie Atwell recently published this article in Education Week about THE CASE FOR LITERATURE. It’s well worth a read.

Perhaps one of the most telling parts of the article comes from this passage where Nancie writes…

In 2007, fully 70

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Meet Kelly Kovacic — California’s 2010 Teacher of the Year and National TOY Finalist

Alan Sitomer — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:30:10 +0000

Last week I was part of an amazing banquet where we honored the 2010 California Teachers of the Year in Sacramento. Big kahunas were all over the place. State senators. Educational policy makers from the Department of Ed. And of…