(I’ve given FedUpMom, who has written several guest entries in the past, free rein to speak her mind for the past three days here on stophomework. Today is her fourth post. If you’d like that opportunity, too, please email me.) Guest Post #4 by FedUp Mom How the Homework Got Done “The schoolmaster who imaginesContinue reading “Day 4 with FedUp Mom”
Category Archives: Guest Bloggers
Day 3 with FedUpMom
(I’ve given FedUpMom, who has written several guest entries in the past, free rein to speak her mind for the next week here on stophomework. Today is her third post. If you’d like that opportunity, too, please email me.) Guest Post #3 by FedUp Mom FedUpMom’s IEP I wonder how teachers see mothers. To theContinue reading “Day 3 with FedUpMom”
Day 2 with FedUpMom
(I’ve given FedUpMom, who has written several guest entries in the past, free rein to speak her mind for the next week here on stophomework. Today is her second post. If you’d like that opportunity, too, please email me.) Guest Post #2 by FedUp Mom “I suppose there is no place in the world whereContinue reading “Day 2 with FedUpMom”
Introducing… Guest Host for the Week, FedupMom
I’ve given FedUpMom, who has written several guest entries in the past, free rein to speak her mind for the next week here on stophomework. If you’d like that opportunity, too, please email me. FedUpMom attained her FedUp status through the experiences of her older daughter at the local nominally high-performing public school. Currently, bothContinue reading “Introducing… Guest Host for the Week, FedupMom”
Moms (and Dads) on a Mission–San Anselmo, California
Torri Chappell, a teacher and mother from San Anselmo, California, has written here before about her experiences advocating for homework reform. When something strikes Torri as being wrong, she doesn’t hesitate to speak up, either in letter or in person. Recently, when her School District had a meeting to talk about the school facility, TorriContinue reading “Moms (and Dads) on a Mission–San Anselmo, California”
Even More from Fed-Up Mom
This is the sixth post by FedUp Mom, the mother of a fifth grader. FedUp Mom’s daughter used to attend a public school in suburban Philadelphia, but this year FedUp Mom moved her to a private Quaker school, hoping for a more relaxed environment. You can read her other posts here, here, here, here andContinue reading “Even More from Fed-Up Mom”
Guest Blogger – School Without Grades in Jefferson County, Colorado
Today’s guest blogger, Rick Posner, was the assistant principal at the Open School in Jefferson County, Colorado, from 1999-2001, where he taught for 30 years. His new book, Lives of Passion, School of Hope: How One Public School Ignites a Lifelong Love of Learning, describes the school, which unlike most others, has no set curriculumContinue reading “Guest Blogger – School Without Grades in Jefferson County, Colorado”
Guest Blogger – Experiences in Homeschooling
Today’s guest blogger, Tracy Stevens, is a former high school Spanish teacher who infrequently gave project-based homework to her students. She wrote here last year about her son’s difficult experience in first grade in a public school and her decision to have him repeat the year at a Waldorf school. This year, she decided toContinue reading “Guest Blogger – Experiences in Homeschooling”
Guest Blogger – Homework Is an Elaborate Charade–Lots of Quantity and No Quality
Today’s guest blogger, is FedUp Mom, the mother of a sixth grader who used to attend a public school in suburban Philadelphia and now attends a private Quaker school. FedUp Mom’s sixth post, I Hate Reading Logs has received more comments than any other on this blog. You can read her other five posts here,Continue reading “Guest Blogger – Homework Is an Elaborate Charade–Lots of Quantity and No Quality”
Guest Blogger – A College Teacher’s Response to President Obama’s Idea of Lengthening the School Day
A few days ago, President Obama talked about increasing the length of the school day and school year. Before I even had a chance to fashion a response in my head, I received this piece from K, who has been teaching science at a small independent college for over a decade and has written forContinue reading “Guest Blogger – A College Teacher’s Response to President Obama’s Idea of Lengthening the School Day”
Stop Homework 