Editorial

Alex Terego | Author

Meghan Keates | Greater New York

It’s ok; I was just . . .

Dr. Berger recently posed questions to Dr. Gustavo Lara González, ABE/GED Department Chair at Moreno Valley School District, about his journey from Mexico to the U.S. and his entrance into an educational system that not only earned him a Ph.D. but led him to become a leading Adult Learning advocate. Lara González shares a backdrop to his early student life in Mexico and how he blended his past learning into his teaching methods in the United States. Most of all, Lara González demonstrates how his hardened pursuit of a higher education and eventually teaching, led him to become a leading proponent of Adult Learning, avowing him to lessen the hurdles of his past for others.

John McLaughlin sits down to discuss recent news surrounding Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and the unfortunate tendency to pigeonhole the field of autism. McLaughlin warns against limiting therapy methods in favor of a “check box” approach made popular by insurance companies looking to set pricing and organize treatment protocols.

We caught up with regular edCircuit contributor, Howard Pitler, at the ASCD annual conference to discuss what is and is not formative assessment in education.

I can remember my college graduation like it was two months ago. Which, quite frankly, it was. I stood alongside my peers, anxiously anticipating walking across the commencement stage. The many families and friends in the audience cheered as my name was called, and the President of the College theatrically shook my hand in congratulations. A photographer took my picture as I proudly held my diploma. “It’s over!” I thought, “It’s finally over!”

John McLaughlin spent time discussing recent news about IDEA and funding levels. McLaughlin shares his perspective on what and or how we should reframe our interpretation of IDEA in 2016.

by Bernard Keller
Maybe it’s time for me to move on. Maybe I’ve reached the end of this road since my world doesn’t seem to coincide with the world of education as it is presently constructed.
In my world, you can’t be a teacher in two or three years. You CAN teach, but becoming a teacher, that takes time.
In my world, not everybody learns at the same speed or the same level – that means everybody’s NOT going to get an eighty-five or a ninety percent. In my world, there are gonna be some 65’s and some 50’s.