Offbeat learning for middle school is long gone

BY HOWARD MARTIN KATZOFF
Howard Martin Katzoff, who has been teaching since 1968, recently retired from the New York City public schools.

April 11 2008

Teacher tenure is, once again, a hot issue. Lawmakers are deciding what character qualities and professional skills earn a teacher a permanent job. For some, the answer is simplistic: link a teacher’s tenure to student test scores.

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