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Why New York City fails on teacher evaluations
The student, all of 12 or 13 years old, slammed my already broken left hand against the cinder-block wall. Pain shot down my plastered skin. The boy then ran out of the suspension room, pursuing another student with whom he had gotten into a fistfight. more
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Mary Moran of Rockville Centre has been named a “Distinguished Teacher of 2011” by the Harvard Club of Long Island.
RVC resident honored as top educator
Rockville Centre resident Mary Moran, a teacher at Jericho High School, has been named one of the Harvard Club of Long Island’s “Distinguished Teachers of 2011.” more
Dr. Steve Kussin
A model for teacher development
Randi Weingarten, former president of the United Federation of Teachers, now head of the American Federation of Teachers, recently delivered a speech titled, “Towards a True Development and Evaluation System.” She was being proactive by presenting her own plan in response to recent calls for revamping teacher assessment and tenure. more
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Modern education: Trickle-up dumbing-down
The New York Times reported last week that three-quarters of the 17,500 freshman at City University of New York’s six community colleges require remedial classes in reading and writing and math. more
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Elementary School Teachers Paula Genovesi, left, Shirley Johnson and Judy Birnbaum will be honored at the gala this year.
The wonder years for Rockville Centre
The Rockville Centre Education Foundation is set to honor three veteran teachers at its annual black tie optional gala on March 26 at the Hempstead Country Club. The theme of the evening will be … more
South Side High School's English as a Second Language students are making good use of new laptop computers they received last month as a result of a grant their teacher, Virginia Stamatakis, wrote to an organization called Comp4Kids.
South Side High School's ESL students get new tools for success
Eleven South Side High School English as a Second Language students, many from low-income and single parent, newly immigrant households, are enjoying the use of new laptop computers as a result of a … more
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Taxes too high? Look to the schools
These days almost everybody has a complaint about the government. In Washington it’s about health care, taxes, over-regulation and bailouts. Here at home the complaints deal with the economy and real estate taxes, but mostly taxes. more
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Covert ESL students were treated to a delicious brunch and honored for their achievements this year. From left are ESL teacher Virginia Stamatakis, Freddy Paguada, Gurkamal Singh, Stephanie San Pedro, Kellen Varela, Steven Paguada and Principal Darren Raymar.
The journey of a thousand miles ends with a brunch
Covert Elementary School Principal Darren Raymar feted second and fourth grade ESL students for their accomplishments this past school year with a June 21 sit-down brunch in his office. The five students were honored with certificates of achievement for their involvement in school activities and participation in a state-wide TESOL contest. more
Steve Kussin
The characteristics that great teachers share
For this column and the next, I will continue to present the results of my survey on what makes a great teacher. I asked my Hofstra students to think back to their elementary, middle and high school days. Last week I shared their responses to the first question: "Who was your favorite teacher? What made him or her so special?" more
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Steve Kussin
What makes a great teacher?
Several weeks ago, I featured a survey of students who had dropped out of school in Baltimore, which asked them why they had left. For this column and next, I would like to share with you the results … more
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