We will take the school to her…
Please read this recent story surrounding a mother jailed for illegally placing her children in a higher performing school. Here's the MTR / Christian context on urban education takeaway...
A captain has to be a captain.
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MLK and the Purpose of Education, 1948
Martin Luther King graduated from Morehouse College in 1948. During his senior year, MLK wrote the following words on the "Purpose of Education". As we seek to pursue urban education within a Christian context, I thought his words on education were especially...
MTR Remembers MLK
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Improving Teachers, Lessons Learned
See this week's (January 6, 2011) issue of The Economist, "Improving Teachers, Lessons Learned".http://www.economist.com/node/17851511?story_id=17851511Focusing on teachers as the leverage point for learning and residency models as the format for training great teachers is gaining traction nationally. See the following quotes: "BUDGET, curriculum,...
Jim Crow, M.D.
First for context, Dr. Bill Frist is a former US Senator from Tennessee, was the Senate majority leader and was an often mentioned potential candidate for President. He held true to his self-imposed two-term limit and did not run for senate...
Former TN Senator Dr. Bill Frist’s editorial on TN education
Dr. Bill Frist is a former U.S. Senate majority leader and is currently chairman of the nonprofit Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE).During my years of public service, there has been no more exciting year for education in Tennessee than 2010. Last year, state...
Lessons from Nate Saint on the 55th anniversary of his death
January 8th is the 55th anniversary of the killing of five American missionaries near Quita, Ecuador by the Auca Indians. The most famous of those missionaries is Jim Elliot. A summary of their story (Operation Auca) can be found...
Teaching and PRESTIGE
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REFLECTIONS FROM DAY ONE…
"I got to help with bathroom lines both times went, and I found that I incorporated some of the KIPP training techniques we learned. You can definitely say I’ve been “KIPP-notized”!! I had the students stand in one square tile, with...