It seems that West Philadelphia High School is making the local headlines often lately, and for all of the wrong reasons. It’s a scary scene that some of us are all too familiar with; schools that seem to have fallen into disorder and disarray as students rebel against the authorities therein, feeding the growth of a [...]
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Hard Times at West Philly High
Posted in Current Events, Education, Philadelphia on March 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Left Behind, or Just Left Alone?
Posted in Education, National & World Events, Politics on October 9, 2006 | 3 Comments »
For someone who is hoping to start teaching secondary English before too long, I am often concerned and frustrated with the circumstances behind the No Child Left Behind Act [1], the federal law signed by President Bush that has demanded major school reforms throughout the country. For those who require some background, the Act (also [...]
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