Maxine Greene Interview

A nice video that explains the problems with merit pay

Not that I agree with all of this, but:

The Hobart Shakespeareans

Rafe Esquith became famous due to his Shakespeare program, which has attracted some acting luminaries:



There are plenty of other Esquith videos on YouTube!

Videos Galore:)

Because there were no notes to be taken during the last two class meetings, this is my “extra” post.

My group was asked Tuesday if there are any cases regarding teachers suing students. The answer 2 days later is yes there are! Here are a few links to incidents where teachers sued students.

Drawing incident: http://www.sptimes.com/News/041801/NorthPinellas/Teacher_sues_over_stu.shtml

Stalking Claim: http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071125/NEWS/711250353

Online Threat: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-04-29-web-threat_x.htm

The video below is a case here in SC where the teacher won the lawsuit.

Teacher sues students

This is a video of a teacher calling out a student by using derogatory language to say the least.

Teacher uses the “N” word

Students plan and video tape punching their elderly teacher.

Teacher gets beat up

First Amendment not so much with religion in schools

Student sues teacher

Notice 2 things. One is that Fox News likes to cover these sorts of stories;). Two is that because cell phones have cameras on them there is no telling what students are recording.