by Arthur Schaper | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Some Missing Chapters are in OrderHarry Wong’s chinty little masterpiece — masterful in covering up the unseemly aspects of public education — needs another set of chapters on the ins and outs — mostly, outs — of teaching.Here is a...
by Arthur Schaper | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Schools Do not Allow Teachers to Be EffectiveI bought into the rhetoric.I liked the idea that teaching did not have to be too difficult.Like many other teachers who had been in the profession, the teachers whom I had visited in the local schools where I had attended,...
by Arthur Schaper | Jul 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
“The First Day of School” is a best-seller in the education training business.I received a copy of this book the first day of teacher credential school.At South East High School in South Gate, the lead teacher who wanted to prepare us for the next academic...
by Arthur Schaper | Jul 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Los Angeles, an admirable move,even if he did not shore up enough votes for the GOP primary.He has spoken with students of color in urban charter schools. Minorities arethe most adversely affected by the statist status quo monopoly of government schools,controlled by...
by Arthur Schaper | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
“Dropout Factories””Dropout Factories””Dropout Factories” certainly describes the failing schools throughout Los Angeles, where a disturbing number of freshman enter, but they do not receive a diploma. According to a study published...
by Arthur Schaper | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
The City of Gardena wants to limit the sale of single cigars within its city limits.Is there no puritanical cause that municipal governments will avoid embarking on?Granted, cigar smoking is a nasty habit, in some cases more dangerous than smoking cigarettes, but city...
