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Walt Gardner's Reality Check

Walt Gardner taught for 28 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District and was a lecturer in the UCLA Graduate School of Education. This blog is no longer being updated.

Education Opinion Will More Charter Teachers Unionize?
Unionization at the largest charter school network in the country will be a harbinger.
Walt Gardner, March 17, 2017
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Education Opinion Teacher Tenure Has a Bleak Future
Eliminating tenure will have unintended consequences for all stakeholders.
Walt Gardner, March 15, 2017
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Education Opinion How to Undermine Confidence in Teachers
By lowering the bar for licensing, the Board of Regents is shortchanging the very students it is committed to help.
Walt Gardner, March 13, 2017
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Education Opinion What About a Four-Day School Week?
Field trips and other projects,when done on a regular basis,can make what is taught in class come alive.
Walt Gardner, March 10, 2017
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Education Opinion The Newest Threat to Public Schools
The total number of students served by both traditional and charter schools has dropped across the country because of a declining birth rate.
Walt Gardner, March 8, 2017
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Education Opinion 'Code Schools' Are Not for Spies
Perhaps the popularity of code schools will be the motivation to accord vocational education the respect it deserves.
Walt Gardner, March 6, 2017
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Education Opinion Why Isn't There a Uniform Process to Prevent Teacher Sexual Misconduct?
Public, private and religious schools have been the venue for sexual misconduct by teachers.
Walt Gardner, March 3, 2017
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Education Opinion Unionizing Charter Schools
The need for job security and the desire for input will eventually overcome whatever reservations about unionization that charter school teachers have.
Walt Gardner, March 1, 2017
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Education Opinion Videotaping Student-Teachers
Trained observers familiar with a particular school are the best way to evaluate teachers.
Walt Gardner, February 27, 2017
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Education Opinion Don't Blame Teachers for Failing Schools
Bringing in new teachers to replace those fired will do little to improve persistently failing schools.
Walt Gardner, February 24, 2017
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Education Opinion The Other Side of Parental Choice
Parental choice will always create collateral damage.
Walt Gardner, February 22, 2017
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Education Opinion Parsing Higher Graduation Rates
Record high graduation rates need to be examined closely before drawing conclusions.
Walt Gardner, February 17, 2017
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Education Opinion The 'Racial Equity' Obsession
The racial disparity in discipline is not the result of teacher bias.
Walt Gardner, February 15, 2017
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Education Opinion Does Past Porn Career Justify Firing?
If teachers are effective in the classroom, their private lives should not be the basis for their firing.
Walt Gardner, February 13, 2017
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