Teaching Tuesday

Just some random notes today:
Ex-teacher and ex-candidate's wife Stacie is now officially an ex-candidate's ex-wife. I think congratulations are in order. Maybe a muffin basket. I don't know; I've never really done this before.

TeacherKen is going great gonzo with some nice educational posts, both at his own blog and at dKos. For example, there's this one about what makes a good teacher; this other one about good teaching; and a seriously scary post about how the right wants to destroy public education. (I mean, we've always known that's what they're up to, but now they're not even trying to hide it.)

Ms. Frizzle is going to Finland on a Fullbright. That definitelty deserves a muffin basket.

On a more solicitous note, we could really use your help to protect public education here in Wisconsin. Libby Burmaster is up for re-election as state superintendent. She's up against a Republican state lawmaker--a big voucher supporter. I've met Libby several times, and she's Good People: a lifelong educator, a non-partisan, and a big believer in the power of communities to change kids' lives. Any support you can give in this (mostly) non-election year will be greatly appreciated, especially since her opponent is likely to be rolling in national voucher money soon.

Next week, maybe we'll talk about what we did in class today: The Quote Sandwich. Yum.