Notes from MC

This blog is posted by Mary Cathryn Ricker, President of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers, Local 28, which serves to offer notes and thoughts of interest to the members and friends of SPFT about unions, great public schools and public school teachers. Issues of greater good for all of our students, reflections on teacher leadership, being a teacher, union leader, and community activist will also be included.

Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Angry Birds, Happy People

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"Finland is a place where you have angry birds and happy people..." -Pasi Sahlberg,Director General of the Centre for Internation...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

I like to move it, muuvit.

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It's hard to imagine King Julian of "Madagascar" fame not loving Finland. From the plethora of bike-riders, including bike aft...
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Monday, August 20, 2012

Preschool, quotations and a question

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Today we were immersed in a preschool program in the morning. I had the opportunity to observe, and have lunch at, a Swedish language pres...
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I have been president of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers, the union representing the teachers and educational assistants of St. Paul Public Schools since 2005. I have taught middle school English for 13 years in St. Cloud, Minnesota; Camas, Washington, Seoul, South Korea; and St. Paul, earning my National Board Certification in Early Adolescent/English-Language Arts in 2004. I grew up in a family of teachers on Minnesota's Iron Range so I recognize the power of labor unions to improve peoples' lives as well as the power of good teaching and strong public schools.
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