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,...
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...
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...
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...
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"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...
On Monday, June 28th, the MTR visited Memphis' City Hall and met privately with Mayor AC Wharton. Mayor Wharton thanked our the residents for their commitment to Memphis and to urban education. He also encouraged them to work hard and be proactive in their...
On Monday, June 26th, the MTR was treated to a wonderful lunch and tour of St Jude Children's Hospital...
Colleen Oliver, Senior Program Officer of US Education with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spoke to the MTR Class of 2011 on July 8th. Colleen shared the Gates' core values of their foundation: (1) Every person has equal value; and, (2) Every person...
Gang-I spent an hour or more at Borders this afternoon with Ruthie and Mary Van. While they read about 20 Bearenstein Bears books, I picked up two magazines: Fortune and Sports Illustrated.I read two articles that were so insightful that I wanted to share...