Public school teacher: 13 reasons I’m outraged

04-21-2011

Guest blog by Kathie Marshall/Washington Post

In May 2005, I wrote an op-ed for one of our Los Angeles newspapers, in which I vented my frustrations about the state of education in my community. Here’s some of what I said: “I’ve been an educator in the Los Angeles area for more than 30 years in grades two through eight, including general education, second-language learner, gifted, special-education and intervention students. I’ve taught some of the wealthiest families to some of the poorest, in both private and public schools. For the past four years I have been a literacy coach at a middle school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, working with teachers and students to improve instruction and learning. And I have to tell you, many things that have taken place in education over the last decade have me mad!” Lately I’ve been feeling a powerful urge to vent again. Fellow teachers can probably relate. So here’s an updated version: (more...)

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