After the submission of a few recent guest posts on the topic of teaching in other areas of the world – in particular the article from America on one teacher’s experience with the Teach for America program from Sarah McCarthy and one focussing on England, entitled The impact of the UK Coalition Government on Teaching [...]
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The impact of the UK Coalition Government on Teaching
Posted by Kevin on July 9th, 2010
A coalition government was formed in the United Kingdom this year, amidst a cloud of controversy. It was the first in an astonishing 65 years, and was the result of a ‘hung parliament’, which resulted in the Conservative party joining forces with the Liberal Democrats to form a government. This decision has left many people [...]
The Great Debacle Facing American Schools and Teachers
Posted by Kevin on July 7th, 2010
American schools suck. Conservatives and democrats, adults and children, and, most strikingly, teachers and non-teachers overwhelmingly agree on this point. But why? Why after so many years of hand-wringing, so many reforms, so many presidents pounding podiums and decrying our schools as unacceptable, do they still… suck? According to one camp, the main problem with [...]