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A Teacher’s Thoughts In The New York Times

By Alexander Russo — September 27, 2007 1 min read
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I’ve been remiss in not posting something earlier about Chicago teacher Will Okun, whose writing and photography is being posted on the New York Times website as part of Nick Kristof’s “On The Ground” series. How nice to see a real teacher’s voice on the pages of the New York Times, plus all the comments that follow. In his most recent posting, Okun describes the inverse relationship between parents who come to parent-teacher conferences and parents who need to come to them, and what if anything should and can be done to address the problem. In his previous post, Okun decries the “miracle worker” notion of teaching, for teachers as well as reformers, and the process of teaching in a more sustainable way - even if it means “giving up” on some of the most disinterested kids.

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