I offer this post as an absurdist paean to merit pay. I’m not entirely sure how I feel about what I propose. I would, however, love to hear from all of you who are still bearing with the blog.
Let’s call this proposal “Operation: Negative Zebra.”
Operation: Negative Zebra
Phase 1 – Merit pay by commission
In this [...]
Here is the text from which I spoke to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors last night regarding the FY 10/11 budget and its impact on schools. This text comes from my notes. This is not a transcript, so I apologize for any incongruities with what I said out loud.
Thank you for this opportunity [...]
After reading Pam Moran (@pammoran) and Chad Ratliff’s (@chadratliff’s) coauthored posts about this year’s budget cycle, I’m asking myself, What’s my part? How do I shelter my vision of teaching and learning in the classroom?
First, let me say that money isn’t everything; however, it helps distribute the future more evenly. Best practices in teaching and [...]
Chad teaches humanities at a charter school and blogs on reforming classroom practice and democratic education.
