Herszenhorn's final On Education column. On what he has learned in the past 4 years covering NYC schools on how hard teaching is. One thought in particular I thought was rather relevant to us. (Esp. anyone who has been yelled at in the booth by angry teachers!)
The daily work in schools is so hard that most educators in the system do not
distinguish between the chancellor’s office and the mayor, the labor unions and
state government, the teachers’ contract and the federal No Child Left Behind
law when they complain, frequently, that the “system” is against them.
Full article at
NYT.com
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