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It’s Time to Read This Article (if you haven’t already).

Stacey Shubitz

Have you read the article on Michelle Rhee in the latest issue of Time? If not, click here to read about this controversial Chancellor of Education in the Washington, DC Public School System. (There’s a related video, which you can view by clicking here.)

Published by Stacey Shubitz

I am a literacy consultant who focuses on writing workshop. I've been working with K-6 teachers and students since 2009. Prior to that, I was a fourth and fifth-grade teacher in New York City and Rhode Island. I'm the author of Craft Moves (Stenhouse Publishers, 2016) and the co-author of Jump Into Writing (Zaner-Bloser, 2021), Welcome to Writing Workshop (Stenhouse Publishers, 2019), and Day By Day (Stenhouse, 2010). I live in Central Pennsylvania with my husband and children. In my free time, I enjoy swimming, doing Pilates, cooking, baking, making ice cream, and reading novels.

3 thoughts on “It’s Time to Read This Article (if you haven’t already).”

  1. I agree with Amy. The thing that kept going through my mind as I read the article was “Would I pass her standards?” I sure hope so! I did give up tenure when I moved to Canada (but the union is still pretty good about protecting our jobs…however, I better be sure I am doing my job!) and I think that is a good move. I was glad to hear that sheis willing to take jobs away from people who aren’t doing well. I do still question whether or not the standardized test scores are the best way to assess someone’s teaching. But I like her belief that every kid can do well.

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  3. Whoa! This article certainly provided plenty of food for thought, including, “Would I (a second-year educator) stand up to such stringent evaluation?” and “Would I be willing to give up the possibility of tenure because I am confident enough in my own teaching to stand up to a thorough examination?”

    Great article, and good thinking associated.

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