Parent Reading List:

I will periodically include links to articles about public education and other topics that you may find interesting.  Please feel free to email me with any questions or comments about them.

“Building a Better Teacher” An article from the March 7, 2010 edition of The New York Times Magazine that discusses the importance of teaching teachers how to teach.

“Most Likely to Succeed” An article that discusses the difficulty of figuring out which teachers will succeed when you hire them. From the December 15, 2008, edition of The New Yorker.

“Trial by Fire -- Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man?” An eye-opening article from the September 7, 2009, edition of The New Yorker.

“Where the Wild Things Are” -- An article about how adults worry about how much and what types of movies that kids watch. From the November 6, 2009, edition of The New York Times

“The Rubber Room -- The Battle over New York City’s Worst Teachers.”  From the August 31, 2009 edition of The New Yorker

“Democrats and Schools”  -- An Op-Ed article from Nicholas Kristof that appeared in the October 15, 2009 edition of The New York Times

6th & 7th Grade Q2 Extra Credit Videos:

Choose ONE video below and write a one-paragraph summary of it. You should also mention what you learned from watching the video. The paragraph should be approximately 5-8 sentences long (but don’t get hung up on the number of sentences; quality is always more important than quantity). You can earn up to 5 extra credit points for this paragraph. Since this is extra credit, this assignment is OPTIONAL.

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The controversy between Turkey, Armenia, and the rest of the world over whether the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians close to 100 years ago qualifies as a genocide committed by the Turks.

An update on the rebuilding of Ground Zero, and how the World Trade Center will likely not be completed by the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.