tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562434481622970063.post8236308661583370937..comments2014-09-20T20:29:52.697-04:00Comments on Notes on the whiteboard: SecEd Arne DuncanJohnCosbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757966427479390484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562434481622970063.post-27960944617237030482009-02-12T20:35:00.000-05:002009-02-12T20:35:00.000-05:00I hadn't thought about the people who work to impr...I hadn't thought about the people who work to improve schools as reformers before, but of course, that's what they are. The word "reformer," in the context used in the post, is someone who thinks that the public school system is broken, and the only solution is to replace it with something identical in every important respect, and trust that school choice will make teachers work harder for free and students magically score better on standardized tests. But you're right--the people who make the profession better, the ones who practice what we all know, the ones who show their students the doorway to the wide world beyond, they are reformers in the best sense of the word. I hope someday to count myself among them.JohnCosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757966427479390484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562434481622970063.post-76342035920286355042009-02-05T20:09:00.000-05:002009-02-05T20:09:00.000-05:00I've come to think of all good teachers and admini...I've come to think of all good teachers and administrators as reformers. This is because I have not developed an aversion to the term and consider reformers as those who are working to make change for the better. Education is changing. It's good to be a reformer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com