Wednesday, July 01, 2015

The Unsatisfactory Rating And Substitute Teaching After Retirement.

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One of the questions I am asked frequently is "if I retire with a "U" rating can I still apply for a sub...
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Sunday, June 28, 2015

Is This Another Regents Cheating Scandal Involving A School Under Superintendent Amiee Horowitz?

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In the New York Post today an article by Susan Edelman has exposed a potential Regents cheating scandal that inv...
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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Is The DOE Using Different Standards When Evaluating ATRs? It Appears So.

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A couple of years ago it was brought to my attention that the DOE had separated ATRs into two lists.  The first ...
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Thursday, June 25, 2015

The John Dewey Easy Pass Saga Continues As Students Graduate Unprepared Academically.

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After a year and a half OSI investigation of grade fixing and phony credit recovery courses at John Dewey High S...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

The City's Use Of Uncertified Teachers Results In Poor Student Academic Achievement And That's A Crime.

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This week I was grading the Earth Science Regents for many of the schools  in Queens.  During the grading, I observed ...
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Saturday, June 20, 2015

ATR Field Assassins Deliver The Bad News Last Week.

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All over the City, ATRs who rotate were handed their "unsatisfactory" ratings by the ATR field superv...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

The Uncaring DOE Forces Queens Chemistry And Physics Teachers To Grade In A Sweatbox.

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Last year the Chemistry and Physics teachers in Queens were sent to William Cullen Bryant high school to grade. ...
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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Chancellor Carmen Farina Has No Clue What An Effective Teacher Is.

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Since Carmen Farina has taken over at Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools she preaches to whomever wo...
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Friday, June 12, 2015

The DOE Double Standard Continues Under Chancellor Carmen Farina.

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Over the last eight years I have written various articles on the DOE "double standard" when discipli...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

The Field Assassins Are "U" Rating ATRs.

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It has become increasingly obvious that the ATR field supervisors are "U" rating ATRs and preparing ma...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Teacher Inequality In Poor And Minority Schools Cointinues In New York State

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Despite rhetoric from the Governor, NYSED, and the Chancellors of NYS and NYC, teacher inequality continues in the poo...
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Sunday, June 07, 2015

The 4% Withdrawal Rule Works In Retirement Under Any Scenario.

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 Most retirees try to stay conservative in their investments and don't want any downside surprises therefore so much of their...
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Saturday, June 06, 2015

Bringing Back The Neighborhood High Schools Is The Only Answer In Improvimg Our Struggling Schools.

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  Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Farina have a program to improve the struggling schools called the School R...
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Thursday, June 04, 2015

Lew The Loser Gets It Wrong Again In His Fox Editorial.

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Well, here is another wrong headed editorial by the anti-teacher and pro deformer Lew Lone. Vice President of the local New...
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Monday, June 01, 2015

Queens High Schools That Students And Teachers Avoid.

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There are quite a number of high schools in Queens that students and teachers are avoiding at all costs.  Many of th...
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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Chancellor Carmen Farina Is A Huge Disappointment.

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As we approach the end of another school year, let's look at what real changes Chancellor Carmen Farina has ...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Arnie And Andrew Catch A Tiger By Its Tail.

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It certainly appears that Secretary of Education, Arnie Duncan, and New York State Governor, Andrew Cuomo, hav...
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Monday, May 25, 2015

Confessions Of A Fired Charter School Teacher.

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Usually, I don't allow another person to use my blog to state their position.  However, this charter school ...
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