Education – BERTIS DOWNS

Like boats passing in the twilight

Posted on June 15, 2019June 20, 2019 by bertisdowns in Education

Athens education friends, CCSD friends, well it seems that sadly, the #slowmovingtrainwreckdumpsterfire has gained some momentum: here goes (with apologies and full credit to @SethAbramson^ for the inspiration) "With last night's latest in a flurry of CCSD announcements, on a Friday evening, the district’s unbearably slow-moving chaos machine has gathered steam: there have now been 15* principal … Continue reading Like boats passing in the twilight →

Fixed It For You

Posted on May 2, 2019May 10, 2019 by bertisdowns in Education

#WeirderEveryHour: From Tuesday night with some interesting commentary on Wednesday night: Jared Bybee ”Hey Bertis, I get that for your narrative to work you need some bad - or at least indifferent - actors. And your choice to paint me as one of those actors with a facebook post quibbling with my word choice, rather … Continue reading Fixed It For You →

4 Simple Things

Posted on April 11, 2019May 10, 2019 by bertisdowns in Education

[This might be my only post on education for a while] #LSTN2TCHRS Education friends, teacher friends, CCSD friends, PEM-GA friends: if it's "all about the kids" (as of course it is in education), I just hope the various authorities in charge heed their teachers’ advice, like this one from rural Arkansas: https://berto.fyi/2I9MwjX Good teachers seem … Continue reading 4 Simple Things →

Candid Feedback

Posted on March 13, 2019May 10, 2019 by bertisdowns in Education

Cedar/Central friends, CCSD friends, Athens and Georgia public education friends: This sounds like a promising approach in helping diverse and effective schools thrive-- a story from, of all places, Iowa: berto.fyi/IowaStudentLedPD " 'Unless we get feedback from diverse perspectives, we can only operate from what we know—and what we know is limited because it's just … Continue reading Candid Feedback →

An Ode to the “Loser” Teachers

Posted on February 28, 2019May 10, 2019 by bertisdowns in Education

Education friends, CCSD friends, BATs, PEM-Ga and NPE allies: this is the best essay on teachers and teaching in a while-- by a couple of teacher friends https://berto.fyi/2U8ySzS Wisdom from Todd and Adam: "There can be no “better South” without public education. . . . Teachers are not losers. Teachers are warriors."