The Value of A Great Teacher General by Joel Wagner - March 3, 2011March 3, 20110 Back in January, NPR's Planet Money podcast ran an episode entitled How Much Is A Good Teacher Worth? On the episode, they argue that the difference between the best teachers and the worst teachers is huge in terms of earning potential of the students over the course of their careers. While some of the findings may be questionable as far as correlating grades and test scores with future success, as a general rule, I think the concepts do hold true and definitely worth a listen. On today's podcast, we consider a plan to dramatically grow the U.S. economy. The plan has nothing to do with banks, stimulus, tax cuts or the Federal Reserve. Instead, the plan focuses entirely on — public school
Video: Texting While Driving A School Bus? Are You Serious? Blogging & Technology by Joel Wagner - May 9, 2009June 30, 20102 Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy I gotta come clean. I've texted while driving. Quite a bit. I saw this video this morning thanks to DetentionSlip.org. I've Facebooked while driving. I've looked up maps while driving. I've Twittered while driving. I've just flat out used my iPhone for almost everything it can possibly do while driving. I don't think I'm gonna do that any more. Next time I do, I'll watch this video and remind myself of how dumb of an idea it is.
Recession 2009 And Its Impact On Teaching Why Teachers Quit by Joel Wagner - March 23, 2009June 30, 201027 When I entered the field of education, I was well aware that I wasn't going into teaching because of the prolific amount of cash I could accumulate from the career. I entered education basically because it's a good thing to do and it's something that I absolutely love doing. Last week, I posted a question about when the right time to relocate to a different teaching job might be. I received some great responses (in the comments, through Twitter, and in email). However, some of the comments sort of caught me off guard. A few of the comments referenced the Recession of 2009 as being a reason I might want to stay in my current teaching situation (despite the social