Tag: Charter Schools

Apr 02

A Plea for Education

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News
April 2, 2012

As the Washington State Legislature continues to meet to decide the fate of our state many educators are writing emails and making phone calls urging legislators to make the best decisions for our kids. Maren Johnson, a high school Science teacher in my district, has been taking the lead in communicating with our legislature to …

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Oct 03

Innovative Schooling?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Ed News, Grades & HW, Tech Integration
October 3, 2011

I hear a lot, or rather read a lot, about changing the way we “school” our children. I hear ideas about not sorting kids by age, not being driven by bells and schedules, and about not controlling or making kids conform to traditional school rules. I have trouble wrapping my brain around ideas that are …