Michelle Rhee, Washington, D.C. Schools Chancellor was on Anderson 360 on Thursday, January 7th talking about innovations in education how ineffective many of the educators in DC are. That many are actually taking our children back instead of moving them forward. They had short video footage of children before each break discussing what they want in a teacher. Many of the children feel that their teacher should be knowledgeable about technology and new trends. However, Michelle thinks that technology isn't as important as preparedness overall for this generation. Teachers must be certified, trained regularly and held accountable for achieving academic excellence consistently. I normally don't like to hear what she has to say, but I will have to admit that I am aligned with this philosophy and will adopt it going forward. It is imperative that we begin educators to a high standard and we MUST close the achievement gap that the District Of Columbia students have been up against. It is a new year and a great time to implement new changes to improve our educational system. Let's see what the chancellor has in store for 2010. One thing we can see is, she has the Mayor's blessings.
Feel free to check out more infomation at http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/07/video-students-weigh-in-on-their-education/
The three things Michelle Rhee can't live without:
1. E-mail
2. Good Food
3. Mayor Fenty (she feels he is the strongest mayor advocating education as a priority)
