a brief trip down memory's dirtiest alley

[matt_rah]

A really nice, honest article in the Village Voice about the Teaching Fellows program, of which I am a survivor / victim. It's always perversely comforting to read others' horror stories.

Your Own Personal Blackboard Jungle.

I particularly liked this paragraph:

Fellows interviewed for this article unanimously recommended that the Department of

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[instigator_ash]

Which powers fear this 20 year career teacher thing, and why?

[matt_rah]

The cheapskate politicians who think that education can be improved or fixed without a significant refocusing of governmental priorities in that direction.

More teachers who had a significant number of years of experience would be considerably more expensive. Also, they would have tenure, and possibly be less reticent as a body to demand change.

Matt