Category Archives: educational malpractice

Is This The End of Childhood As We Know It?

Posted on May 5, 2016 by rmberkman

I was having lunch with a friend who works in app design (thank gawd his are only intended for adults) when he described an outfit called “Age of Learning” which puts out a very successful app for young children. I shook … Continue reading →

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The Death of Success Academy Charter Schools – Why 2016 Was Pivotal

Posted on January 11, 2016 by rmberkman

January 1, 2020 With a few tears, the last Success Academy school (SA) closed its remaining campus today. The “SA Trump Institute,” which was formed after the stunning defeat of Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election, was seen as a … Continue reading →

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You Are NOT Katherine Gibbs and Math Class is NOT Secretarial School….

Posted on December 2, 2015 by rmberkman

I stop in to see K, our sixth grade teacher, who is twelve kinds of awesome and always quick with a witty phrase (it was from her where I learned to say “for all shits and giggles….”) K looked tense. I … Continue reading →

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Using “Key Words” to Solve Math Problems: Lame x Lame

Posted on January 23, 2015 by rmberkman

I work with a student who attends a school for children with special needs. He’s a very nice kid who is very eager to do well in math, even though it presents many challenges to him. His parents decided to … Continue reading →

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