Urban Educator Fighting for Public Education for our Communities and Finding My Voice in the Process
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..this is a legacy we’ll have to fight for and a legacy worth fighting for… and it is confoundingly frustrating that some of our “own people” are part of those who are trying to dismantle it.
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The current fight for our public schools is much larger than a siloed education issue, and more complex than the simplistic framing its received in the media thus far.
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…Remembering Hope in reflecting on my child’s and Camden Students’ educational journey
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DISCLAIMER: In no way am I suggesting that online, remote learning should ever subsitute in-person learning under normal societal conditions. Further, I am aware of what I am suggesting here for safety reasons, may leave parents who must return to work in a bind, and no small one at that. Continue Reading…
…on living in Camden as a city educator In the midst of the COVID19 quarantine that is proving to be enormously trying for tens of millions of Americans, I want to wish everyone tidings of safety, peace, and love during these difficult times. And while much has been written about Continue Reading…
Though counterintuitive, making academic gains, to city parents, is not synonymous with making a school, “better”. Parent choice by urban parents is more complex than “school quality”.
… Originally run here on 1/21/2020 In 2014, Pete Denton of Excellent Education for Everyone, a New Jersey policy group, said, “Perhaps, most people in this room realize that an awful lot of people in the state don’t realize that we’re actually on track to shut down the traditional Camden public Continue Reading…
“That said, I do think it feels like a chance to rebuild student capacity and represents an overall good for our schools.”
Sometimes “playing the game” simply aint worth it…
…the original can be found here…http://www.bluejersey.com/2015/05/welcome-to-camden-president-obama-here-are-some-things-i-think-you-need-to-know-about-education/ On May 18, 2015, President Barack Obama made a presidential trip to Camden to talk about “Camden Rising”. He spoke of stronger bonds between the new Camden County Police Department and residents, an economic resurgence embodied in the arrival of massive corporations, and a Continue Reading…
