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A lesson worth learning
School Is In
There is no question that in public education, parents and their children are entitled to certain things. What they are not entitled to, however, is the ability to tell the English teacher how to teach, the orchestra director who the first chair should be or the baseball coach who the first baseman should be.
It takes a city: Syracuse City School District honors volunteers
To paraphrase the “It takes a village to raise a child” axiom, in Syracuse, it takes a city to educate a child.
Venditte Rule(s) at Alliance Bank Stadium
It’s unlikely that Pat Venditte ever thought he would be the impetus behind the creation of a baseball rule, but when Rule 8.01 (f) was created, it was because of him. Pitching for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees against the Syracuse Chiefs last week, he threw lefty against lefties and righty against righties, giving up one hit and striking out four in the Chiefs’ 6-5 win.
A community of teachers
School is In
A dictionary will tell you that a teacher is “a person who teaches, especially in a school.” The emphasis, and implied responsibility, is on the designated teacher to direct the learning – to make it happen. That’s the view from the outside, but that’s not completely the way it is.
Monster Trucks to jam out at Carrier Dome
Maximum Destruction renews rivalry with Grave Digger Saturday
When Tom Meents was a youngster, there was no reason for him to think that one day he would become the most successful monster truck driver in the world.
Some good news and some same old for Syracuse schools
School is In
On the down side, the newly self-appointed lobbyist for students, Governor Andrew Cuomo (see my last column for details), is already failing at the job. The good news is that five SCSD teachers demanded more of themselves, and earned National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Opinion: School is in, and the Governor is in the lobby
In his recent “State of the State’ address, governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he has appointed himself to a new position — that of self-styled “students’ lobbyist.”
School is In: More lessons learned outside of school
In the last week and a half I have been accused of not understanding sports, having something against cross country, being a bad journalist, being rude, butting in, having poor research skills, having a bad attitude, not grasping meaning, and a few more things. I have also been congratulated for my willingness to make a point, showing respect for my critics, my good writing, my respect for athletics and a few other complimentary things. All of these things stemmed from the preview of an article that I had not yet written.
School is In: Career day musing
I recently made my annual appearance at Roberts School’s career day. It’s an enjoyable event where seventh and eighth graders have the chance to talk with people who have pretty good jobs and learn that even successful people have had to struggle in one way or another to get where they are — a valuable lesson in itself.
The other side of high school sports
Just when I thought I was on a good roll, finding only good things to write about in my education column, I came across parents wearing these sweatshirts at a high school indoor track meet.
