Schools for Tomorrow Blog

Let me start with a shout out for the "Hot Lunch" speakers program, sponsored by the folks at the Donnell-Kay and Piton foundations. The choice of guest experts has been truly eclectic, and it appears that a lot of folks from different backgrounds and perspectives get a chance to attend the lunches.

The one group that seems to be notably absent is the teacher education community…the people who run the ed schools.  Now that I think of it, I can’t identify one Colorado person from that subculture who is even active in education reform discussions.

Let’s see…Wendy Kopp from Teach for America comes to town, and tells inspiring stories of highly motivated Ivy League grads without the benefit of even a single day in ed school and yet seem to survive two years of the toughest urban school environments. 

What’s that say about the importance of ed schools? 

Other than Stanford, Columbia and Harvard, are there any ed schools worth a damn? 

Who are these people and why don’t they get out very much?

Hey, Tony and Van…how bout making ed schools a topic next year?