A superintendent in Ohio stirred up controversy when he was caught having plagiarized a letter welcoming parents, students and staff.
Dr. Glenn Faircloth, superintendent of Lorain County JVS in Oberlin, Ohio, admitted to using large parts of another welcome letter, penned by a different superintendent in New York.
"I liked how it was worded. I thought it was eloquently done and worded exactly how I wanted to say it in so many words," Faircloth told Fox 8 televison in Cleveland. "As a matter of fact, that superintendent said that was a complete compliment. Maybe in retrospect, I probably should’ve acknowledged him on the Web site, and if I offended anyone for that, I apologize. It certainly wasn’t an intent of ill will or plagiarism or to be deceitful.”
Some in the community don't agree with his assessment of the situation. “It’s very irresponsible. He’s a professional person; he should know better. I think he did know better, and it’s not allowed in high schools or colleges and he should be reprimanded,” Oberlin resident Deborah Irvin told Fox 8.
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I want to share a technique I stumbled upon that I call the Celebrity Challenge! Though it can be used for any subject really~ I use it to motivate my fifth-gradestudents during math instruction.
I hang up a poster of a popular celebrity~ the more controversial the better. Then~ I tell the students that I will tear a small piece of poster up everytime they collectively score a 90 percent or better on a test (the CPS remote system I use provides me with a quick...
Editor's Note: Today's guest post comes from Dr. Scott Taylor~ an educator from New Jersey.
There are certain realities about professional development (PD) that we cannot ignore:
1. After-school hours and the regular school calendar do not provide schools with enough time with which to engage teachers in professional support (Fullan & Miles~ 1992).
2. There are more and more requirements~ codes~ standards~ and...
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