What makes an effective teacher? Here is a post on the issue from veteran educator Marion Brady, a classroom teacher for years who has written history and world culture textbooks (Prentice-Hall), professional books, numerous nationally distributed columns (many are available … Continue reading ?
What’s worth learning? Veteran educator Marion Brady tries to answer the question below. Brady was a classroom teacher for years, has written history and world culture textbooks (Prentice-Hall), professional books, numerous nationally distributed columns (many are available here), and courses … Continue reading ?
American public education has been in trouble for a lot longer than many people believe, according to the author of the following post. He is Marion Brady, a classroom teacher for years who has written history and world culture textbooks … Continue reading ?
The rise of the Common Core State Standards has fueled a long national debate about what courses students should be required to take and when. Here's an unconventional look on the subject, from Marion Brady, a classroom teacher for years...Show More Summary
It's one of the ironies of education reform that despite wave after wave, schools are seen by many as in worse shape as before all the changes. Here's a look at why from Marion Brady, who was a classroom teacher for years, has written...Show More Summary
If you have heard the phrase "21st Century curriculum" and wondered exactly what that is, you aren't alone. Here, veteran educator and curriculum expert Marion Brady explains. Brady, who was a classroom teacher for years, has written...Show More Summary
Veteran educator Marion Brady has a very different take on reform than the so-called education reformers that dominate the schools debate today. He has a big idea, which he outlines here. By Marion Brady Read full article >>
A post yesterday, in support of the Common Core State Standards, is a response to an August piece by veteran educator Marion Brady that was highly critical of the standards initiative. Here Brady takes another wack at the standards. Read full article >>
From truthout Eight Problems With Common Core State Standards Saturday, 18 August 2012 11:49 By Marion Brady, The Washington Post | Op-E E.D. Hirsch, Jr.’s book, “Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know,” was published March 1, 1987. Show More Summary
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. By Marion Brady E.D. Hirsch, Jr.’s book, “Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know,” was published March 1, 1987. Read full article >>
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. By Marion Brady I live on the west bank of the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s East Coast. Across the Lagoon, in the distance, is Kennedy Space Center. For years, I walked out on my dock and watched space shuttle launches. Read full article >>
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. By Marion Brady Fairtest, Parents Across America, Save Our Schools, United Opt-Out National, and regional groups such as Fund Education Now, are fighting to stop the corporate takeover of public education. It’s a David-Goliath match. Read full article >>
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. By Marion Brady Exxon-Mobil is airing education-reform television ads. In the one I’ve seen most often, implicit and explicit messages are simple and clear: (a) We live in a dangerous, technologically complex world. Show More Summary
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. By Marion Brady For more than 20 years, in language as strong as the editors of mainstream media will allow, I’ve been slamming the stupidities of the education “reforms” dreamed up by amateur educators in Congress, state legislatures, and corporate offices. Read full article >>
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. This first appeared on truth-out.org . By Marion Brady If you fly, thank Myron Tribus for helping make your flight safer. He played a major role in the development of the equipment that keeps airliner wings free of ice. Read full article >>
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. By Marion Brady I began teaching history at the high school level in the fall of 1952. It wasn’t by choice. I hadn’t majored in the subject in college. It had always been just another required hoop to jump through. Read full article >>
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. This first appeared on truth-out.org . By Marion Brady Imagine the present corporately promoted education reform effort as a truck, its tires nearly flat from the weight of the many unexamined assumptions it carries. Read full article >>
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. By Marion Brady “What we’ve got here,” as Cool Hand Luke once said, “is a failure to communicate.” Read full article >>
This is a follow-up to Monday’s guest post about a school board member who took a version of a state standardized test and was horrified at what he found. That post was written by veteran educator Marion Brady, who said he did not name the board member to save him from mean personal attacks by critics. Show More Summary
From : This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.By Marion BradyA longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in America did something that few public servants are willing to do. Show More Summary