On Monday after school, members of the Garfield High School Black Student Union (BSU) gathered in my classroom, along with my co-advisor of the student organization, as we braced for the grand jury decision in Ferguson regarding officer Darren Wilson’s killing of unarmed Black teenager, Michael Brown. None of these students were there to find …
The Tulsa Test-defyers: We won’t give tests that “rob children of their educational liberties.”
“It’s about watching kids cry. And throw chairs. And pee their pants. And scratch their face until it turns red or they bleed. That’s what it’s about. That’s all that it’s about.” --Nikki Jones, on the impact of high-stakes tests on children and why she won’t administer them. Karen Hendren and Nikki Jones teach first …
Share this:
A New Rebellion for Lunch and Recess!
The rebellion for lunch and recess is rocking Seattle! The rally to defend lunch and recess time at the Wednesday Seattle school board meeting was an overwhelming success. A few dozen parents, teachers, and kids rallied and testified with one message: eating and playing--lunch and recess--are human rights. The school district began the meeting by …
Continue reading A New Rebellion for Lunch and Recess!
Share this:
Reviews Are In: “More Than a Score” is “Exciting,” “Exceptional,” “With arguments to win over even the most skeptical school reformer.”
The reviews are rolling in for the book I had the privileged editing, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High Stakes Testing, from the most prestigious book industry trade journals and progressive news outlets, and I am simply overwhelmed by the early critical acclaim—because what starts as a book club discussion, can end …
Share this:
“Let Us Graduate!”: Garfield High School walks out on budget cuts
Seattle's Garfield High School has once again moved into collective struggle!--and we may to find out today if one of us is to be displaced from the building or if the power of protest has kept us safe from the budget-cut ax for now. The Seattle School District announced on Friday, October 17, that Garfield …
Continue reading “Let Us Graduate!”: Garfield High School walks out on budget cuts
I AM AN EDUCATOR 
You must be logged in to post a comment.