West Roxbury school puts new spin on Shakespeare Daniela Caride (February 28, 2008 - The Boston - Bay State Banner / photos by Daniela Caride) “Welcome, sophomores and my beloved seniors,” a beaming Anna Portnoy says to a crowd of 200 students at the West Roxbury Education Complex Auditorium....
So I was all set to write something detailing the many doubts I am having about myself and the various forms of anxiety I am dealing with, but I've decided to try and turn a corner. While the program seems to be emphasizing the upcoming difficulties and trying to temper our expectations, I want to...
One of my students just came by my house (around 6:30 pm...as I start typing this). Again, a bad thing about living where you teach--especially with some of your students literally close enough to steal their family's wireless Internet connection--is that they sometimes stop by at awkward or...
In his new book, "The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America," Jonathan Kozol writes about his decision to become a teacher. Here is the first paragraph: "I began to work among schoolchildren more than 40 years ago, in 1964, when I became a fourth grade teacher in the...
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