With the onslaught of so many liberal teachers in the public schools and universities, including retired professor Bill Ayers (who helped bomb the Pentagon in 1972), students are now being instructed that they need to radically transform the nation. Schools are no longer institutions of learning. They have become laboratories of progressive indoctrination. Encouraging critical […]
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Lewiston parents, educators focus on goals
LEWISTON — Lewiston School Department staff and parents agreed Monday night that improvements are needed to assure that all students succeed. The group of about 100 people enjoyed a spaghetti supper at The Green Ladle culinary center at Lewiston Regional Technical Center before discussing goals and actions to enhance education and succeed after high school. […]
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R. Sabine: Failing the students
In my guest column, “Time to get tough with educators” (Feb. 15), I explained that the SAT, a standardized test employed to reveal student learning, revealed that more than half of our high school juniors were not proficient in math, reading or writing. I placed blame on state legislators, teachers and other educators in general, […]
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In rebuttal, J. Handy: Sabine should stick to what he knows
In his column (Feb. 15), Richard Sabine used SAT scores as the final, empirical word in a student’s success. Even the College Board says the SAT does not measure any innate ability. Psychologist Claude Steele points out that the test has been found to measure only about 18 percent of the things that it takes […]
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R. Brooks: Offered no real solutions
As a citizen and public school teacher, I feel compelled to respond to Richard Sabine’s recent guest column, “Time to get tough with educators” (Feb. 15). I wonder, would he dare to spout the same vitriol toward our union brothers and sisters in other lines of work? How about the 3,500 individuals who labor at […]
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C. Dufresne: Producing successful students
I write in response to Richard Sabine’s guest column (Feb. 15). He may think he knows what he is talking about, but he has no clue what is causing public schools to “fail” students, and no idea how to fix it. He cites no research to validate any of his arguments. Here is what research […]
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In rebuttal, J. Gale: An outdated, ineffective philosophy
This is in response to Richard Sabine’s guest column, “Time to get tough with educators” (Feb. 15). I worked with teachers in almost every school building in Lewiston from 2010 to 2014 and the very last thing Lewiston teachers need is greater pressure from administration. In Lewiston public schools, teachers work extremely long and hard […]
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Benefits for teachers topic of program
BRIDGTON — The Sigma Chapter of Alpha Psi, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is sponsoring a special program of interest to active or retired Maine teachers. It’s targeted for those who have concerns about their future or current retirement benefits and health insurance; returning to the teaching work force after retirement; and/or state proposed teacher evaluation […]