So I am going back to school
teacherken – to finish my doctorate. I abandoned my previous attempt almost 20 years ago with a dissertation almost half...
read more“Did you know someone wh...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – I asked that question in all three of my classes today. I qualified it by saying I wanted to exclude...
read moreA very important read about Tu...
Kenneth Bernstein – Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post has a blog called The Answer Sheet, which regularly provides the...
read moreReflections after 3 days on a ...
Kenneth Bernstein – Those who have followed my writing know that I was having some trouble finding a satisfactory teaching job...
read moreIs there a teacher who had a g...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – If so, you have a chance to honor them. NPR is running a “contest” to name 50 great...
read moreSome thoughts on teaching
Kenneth J. Bernstein – This past weekend I spent almost ten hours reading, commenting upon and correcting student papers. I...
read moreBriefly, why I am still teachi...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – There is nothing more important I can imagine doing that challenging the students I have to think more...
read moreBarbara Kanninen for Arlington...
Kenneth Bernstein – Perhaps a single seat on a local school board might not seem a matter of sufficient importance for a...
read moreDear President and Mrs. Obama
Kenneth J. Bernstein – I know how caring you are about your wonderful daughters. You have chosen to send them to wonderful...
read moreTeaching a class at Harvard
Kenneth J. Bernstein – Well, to be more accurate, this is about my experience of being a guest speaker for about half of a 3...
read moreA different approach to educat...
Kenneth Bernstein – By now, most people interested in education and international comparisons among countries is aware both...
read moreThe Failure of Test-Based Acco...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – is the title of this blog at Education Week by Marc Tucker. Diane Ravitch calls it the best thing she...
read more15 Months in Virtual Charter H...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – One major phenomenon that has blossomed as part the corporatization of education in the two most recent...
read moreA conversation with Andy Shall...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – Andy Shallal is an artist, a restaurant owner, a businessman, and now a candidate for the Democratic...
read moreEducation: I have a favor to a...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – I was asked to share the following video, which was prepared by ParentVoices NY. One of those parents is...
read moreA parent’s response to A...
Kenneth J. Bernstein- Parent said, “Brennan has every advantage you can think of. He’s white. He’s upper-middle...
read moreReign of Error: the important ...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – The testing, accountability, and choice strategies offer the illusion of change while changing nothing....
read moreInvent to Learn: Making, Tinke...
Kenneth J. Bernstein – This is a review of the book of that title by Sylvia Sylvia Libow & Gary Stager, which first...
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