Public education sucks and needs a significant overhaul. Want change? So do we! We are current classroom teachers with almost 80 years of combined experience. We explain the effects of decisions made by the people who “think” they know what’s best for education and discuss all sides of current classroom controversies and what we know would work better. It’s a good dose of reality with a few laughs thrown in. Transparency in Teaching lets you see through the classroom door, so you know what’s really happening in today’s classrooms. Pull up a chair and join in the conversation.
Episode 01
Anne, Jen and Sharyn discuss why they became teachers and why they think so many teachers leave the profession. They give their suggestions as to what needs to change and what new teachers should consider when applying for a job.
Episode 33
Hey, it’s Anne here to introduce today’s episode all about social promotion, you know, that practice where schools promote students to the next grade based on age instead of mastery. The idea is that keeping kids with their peer group is better for their self-esteem, not to mention promoting students with behavior problems...
Episode 27
The very first episode we produced remains one of our most popular. Why teachers quit should be something every would-be teacher should ponder before taking out loans to pay for college. You don't want to be one of the...
Episode 28
I'll be honest, in 35 years of teaching, this has been the hardest year so far. And that's not just because I'm old and kind of worn out. I think this whole Covid thing did way more damage to kids than just their academic abilities....
Episode 43
In this episode of EdNews This Week, Anne announces that she and co-host Jen will be featured guests on another podcast called "Behind The Mic".
Is it time to stop saying the Pledge of Allegiance? I asked myself this question after visiting a high school class I was observing. When the “Please stand for the Pledge”
A recent article in “The 74” caught my attention this week. It discussed how Tennessee and Michigan are currently debating removing the statute regarding retaining third graders who can’t read at grade level to be retained.
Welcome to another edition of Education News This Week. This week I’ll share why LA Unified School District teachers (and a lot of us other teachers) are not happy about mandated discipline changes,
Our own Sharyn takes the reins on this post. She shares her frustration trying to cope with anxiety and about how difficult it seems to get mental health accommodations for teachers while students’ needs seem more quickly and easily addressed….
If you’re a Prime member, you know this is a reason to get excited. This is especially true if you are packing off a kid to college….
The top need-to-know education news stories are all covered in this newsy edition of our podcast. This mini-episode of Transparency and Teaching Podcast, the News Edition, will update you on what’s happening in the education world.
With the frenzy of the testing season nearing an end and the promise of summer vacation looming tantalizingly close, I thought it might be helpful to suggest how to find your zen and help lower your blood pressure…
If only we could just teach! How marvelous would that be? Picture your students all coming into class with their supplies ready to go, computers charged, pencils sharpened, and paper restocked in an intact working notebook. They’ve already used the restroom and blown their noses.
As a teacher, finding work at an excellent public school can be a challenging but rewarding experience…