America’s favorite weatherman, Al Roker, will host the next “Think Possible” workshop! Al will share his expertise and the science behind his profession by leading participants in a first-ever workshop on presenting the weather and meteorology. The audience will also have the opportunity to interact with a green screen set-up and present the weather themselves!
Last spring, when my daughter, Shaylee, was in second grade, I asked her teacher at Public School 63 in the Bronx to leave her back. Shaylee had struggled with reading and math since kindergarten, and I felt she was not ready to be promoted to third grade.
The teacher said no – no child ever failed in that classroom, and Shaylee was going to pass, contrary to my wishes.
The problem is that she went to a school where thousands of kids failed every year.
Teachers play an important role in our children’s success. This is something we all can agree on. But in New York State, public schoolteachers are managed by laws that hurt our kids’ chances at success. My own daughter’s education has suffered because of rules that don’t make any sense.
There’s a lot of important, nuanced debate to be had between the most optimistic education reformers and those who are more skeptical. But I think there are many, though of course not all, on the education reform critic side who tie themselves in knots telling inconsistent stories about education in this country. So here are the most common paradoxes of that movement.
Renowned photographer Jonathan Mannion teams with the Don’t Steal Possible campaign to kick off Think Possible – a free community workshop series launching in New York City on Saturday, February 7th. Much like Questlove, who spun at the launch of the campaign, Jonathan Mannion has decided to act on his belief in the Don’t Steal Possible movement and the idea that all NYC children have the right to a great education. Inspired by the grassroots initiative dedicated to ending the education crisis in the city, Mannion will host the “How To Create A Photo Essay” workshop, which aims to “spark creative passions among New Yorkers.”