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		<title>I met some School Board candidates.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, the Voice of San Diego produced a panel discussion featuring several candidates for school board.  I spent the last of our family&#8217;s babysitter budget to attend. Each year at least one or two people (all my readers) ask me for my thoughts about the candidates and I&#8217;ll presume since you&#8217;re reading this, you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=140</link>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s word is: Transparency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Transparency has become a very big word for many organizations, and for some good reasons.  People want to see what goes on behind seemingly closed doors of business and public organizations.  While businesses (public and private) have very legitimate reasons for privacy, that privacy has been abused so often people have lost faith in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=134</link>
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		<title>Pull my little string, and I&#8217;ll sing you a song</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again great reporting by Voice of San Diego&#8217;s Emily Alpert.  Does that woman ever sleep? Click here for the less-polarized viewpoint. &#8220;What Barrera outlined in his speech is exactly what teachers have been saying,&#8221; said teachers union President Camille Zombro. Really? No kidding? Is it because the teacher&#8217;s union has their arm so far [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=131</link>
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		<title>New Teacher&#8217;s Union President- we are friends or enemies.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emily Alpert of Voice of San Diego is the premiere education reporter in San Diego, and has written an article about Bill Freeman, the new president of the teacher&#8217;s union.  Read her article in full right here. The most important quote from Freeman is right at the end: And while [current President Camille] Zombro has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=124</link>
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		<title>MotoMath!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Had a great time today volunteering in the kid&#8217;s classroom about my least favorite subject: Math.  I continue to struggle with even some of the basics, and when he brought home long division homework, I nearly got sick. Hate the stuff. But I was pottering in the garage the other day with one of my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=118</link>
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		<title>If the piston and the crankshaft are bad, it&#8217;s time to rebuild.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a motorhead.  Motorcycles especially, but cars too.  And when there are major engine problems in a single-cylinder internal combustion engine, the two most crucial parts are the piston and the crankshaft.  If the piston is damaged beyond repair, but the crankshaft is OK, repairs can be done- a new &#8220;top end&#8221;.  If the crankshaft [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=113</link>
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		<title>The President is speaking: DON&#8217;T LISTEN?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has something to say about education, and would like to say it to students. This has become another polarizing event for the Right and Left- why?  Certainly if it was President Bush, the Right would fight for Diamond Vision screens in cafeterias nationwide. Instead, they are actively promoting a protest day. But let [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=108</link>
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		<title>Why Can&#8217;t We Keep a Superintendent?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By now, everybody knows I&#8217;m not an educator. I&#8217;m just a local parent trying to navigate the waters of San Diego Unified. By now, most of my readers understand I&#8217;m frustrated at what I&#8217;ve discovered on this journey. By now, my strong support for teachers, and specifically not their union, is well-documented. By now, people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=94</link>
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		<title>Parent Union?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parents are frustrated. We see all the power and influence in the district and on the board- the teachers, the administrators, and unions. But what about parents? Are we entirely powerless? Well, sorta, yes. Parent unions are becoming popular for a good reason- we&#8217;re under-represented and have little organized voice. The concept of a powerful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=90</link>
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		<title>Foundations as employers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It isn&#8217;t that they can&#8217;t see the solution. It&#8217;s that they can&#8217;t see the problem.” -G K Chesterton There&#8217;s been a lot of talk around the district and parents regarding the role specific parent groups, mostly Foundations, may play in directly funding positions at district (public!) schools. As a former Foundation chair, I completely understand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pmbowers.com/lifeatschool/?p=54</link>
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