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Mailing Address: 695 Park Avenue, Ste. E1509, NY, NY 10065 Change in Climate of Education Email: [email protected] www.EducationUpdate.com Tel: 212-650-3552 Fax: 212-410-0591 By chancellor Carmen Fariña One of my first acts as Chancellor was to PUBLISHERS: Since I became Chancellor, I have been convene a meeting with principals. Nearly Pola Rosen, Ed.D., Adam Sugerman, M.A. humbled by the overwhelming support I have 1,000 showed up—and expressed their frustra- ADVISORY COUNCIL: received from teachers, principals, and parents tion at not being honored and recognized. They Mary Brabeck, Dean, NYU Steinhardt School throughout the City. From large town halls to hungered to be consulted about decisions that of Culture, Ed., and Human Dev.; Christine Cea, small gatherings, I have been welcomed with would affect their practice, and to be assisted. Ph.D., NYS Board of Regents; Shelia Evans- Tranumn, Chair, Board of Trustees, Casey Family open arms by school communities across the As a result of this meeting, we produced an Programs Foundation; Charlotte K. Frank, Ph.D., five boroughs. all-day conference for relatively new princi- Sr. VP, McGraw-Hill; Joan Freilich, Ph.D., Trustee, As a child of Spanish immigrants, I entered pals hosted by experienced principals. To my College of New Rochelle; Andrew Gardner, Sr. Manager, BrainPOP Educators; Cynthia Greenleaf, school unable to even speak English. My delight, principals have remained in touch with Ed.M., J.D., Sr. Assoc., Heidrick & Struggles; teacher marked me absent every day because one another and are extending their conversa- Donne Kampel, Ph.D., Touro College; Augusta I never answered during roll call. Why would tions. We all know that teachers play the most S. Kappner, Ph.D., President Emerita, Bank St. College; Harold Koplewicz, M.D., Pres., Child I? I never heard my name called. My father critical role in shaping the lives of children. It’s ing teachers and principals professional days in Mind Institute; Ernest Logan, Pres., CSA; Cecelia eventually discovered that my teacher had been time we give teachers the respect they are due which they can share best teaching practices. McCarton, M.D., Dir., The McCarton Center; mispronouncing it for weeks. and give them room to do what they do best My third pillar is to engage parents in every Michael Mulgrew, Pres., UFT; Eric Nadelstern, Prof. of Educational Leadership, Teachers College; At the time, I could not have imagined going and in the process return JOY to the classroom. aspect of school life. Parents matter. Parental Anthony Polemeni, Ph.D., Dean Emeritus, Touro to college, let alone becoming New York City’s My second pillar is to improve student involvement and support are crucial to student College; Alfred S. Posamentier, Ph.D., Dean of Schools Chancellor. Our standard for excel- achievement by aligning Common Core strate- achievement. Research shows that parents who Education, Mercy College; Jerrold Ross, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education, St. John’s University; lence must be a back-to-basics approach pre- gies with everything we do including academ- engage in read-alouds and nurturing educa- Dr. John Russell, Head, Windward School; Debra mised on partnership. One person can make a ics as well as the arts. We must ensure that all tional practices lay a strong foundation for later Shanley, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education, difference, but teams of people can be historic of our students, not only graduate, but graduate success in school. When parents are engaged Brooklyn College; David Steiner, Ph.D., Dean of Education, Hunter College; Ronald P. Stewart, difference-makers. with a well-rounded education that will enable at the school and district level, children and Head, York Prep; Adam Sugerman, Publisher, After a career dedicating myself to our City’s them to succeed in college and beyond. By schools benefit. Palmiche Press classrooms, I’m reflecting on my first 100 stressing the Common Core strategies in every- We have started to form parent advisory ASSOCIATE EDITORS: days in office as Chancellor. I’ve unearthed thing we do and increasing our use of technol- groups and are infusing parents into many of Heather Rosen, Rob Wertheimer four pillars, and they will be at the epicenter of ogy, we increase the opportunities for suc- our existing structures. In May and June we are ASSISTANT EDITORS: everything we do. cess. To this end, we are moving professional holding three full-day parent conferences on Jasmine Bager, Patricia Lavelle My first pillar is to return dignity and respect development into its own department. We are both curriculum and strategies to increase par- GUEST COLUMNISTS: to our work force. We must honor the teachers, honoring the work principals do by making it a ent involvement in their schools. Parents have Caroline Birenbaum, Dr. Jerry Cammarata, principals, and school staff who are doing the requirement that they have seven years of peda- not only helped us develop the conferences, Dorothy Davis, Diane Dean, Chancellor Carmen incredibly hard, on-the-ground work. These gogical experience before they take charge of they are advising us on how to improve our Fariña, Karen Kraskow, Dr. Arthur Levine, professionals command our respect, and we are a school. This policy, which just got the green relationship with them moving forward. We’re Alan Lubin, Sharon Lubin, Dr. Eduardo Marti, committed to providing them with the support light this week, reaffirms the importance of also hosting an all-day conference later this Lane Rosen, Dr. John Russell, Cynthia R. Savo and training they need to hone their craft. school-based experience. Finally, we are offer- month for parent coordinators and 600 people SENIOR REPORTERS: Jacob Appel, M.D., J.D.; Jan Aaron; Joan Baum, have already signed up. Ph.D.; Vicki Cobb; Sybil Maimin; Lisa Winkler My fourth pillar is to create new collabora- REPORTERS: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tive and innovative models within our City and McCarton Ackerman, Ethan Arberman, Jazmine schools. We don’t reach the cutting edge when Barana, Yehuda Bayme, Danielle Bennett, Dominique New York, New York much appreciated by the many lives you have we work alone. Progress happens when we Carson, Valentina Cordero, Sam Fulmer, Gillian To the Editor: touched. Thanks for sharing your life with us. Granoff, Lydia Liebman, Wagner Mendoza, Rich continued on page 30 Monetti, Annie Nova, Omoefe Ogbeide, Giovanny You have the liveliest, most informative, and Allen Fields Pinto, Yuridia Peña, Julia Qian, Ariana Salvatore most significant writing one can find almost Port Washington, New York BOOK REVIEWS: anywhere. Thank you. It’s a pleasure to read In This Issue Merri Rosenberg your newspaper. Cecelia McCarton, M.D.: The McCarton LAW EDITOR: Dr. Howard Sage Center for Developmental Pediatrics Arthur Katz, J.D. To the Editor: Editorial ...... 2 MEDICAL EDITOR: India, New York This article doesn’t mention what an amazing Herman Rosen, M.D. Bilingual Education for the 21st Century human being CeCe is, and it should! Caring, Letters to the Editor ...... 2 MODERN LANGUAGE EDITOR: To the Editor: compassionate, so smart and always available Adam Sugerman, M.A. All languages of the world and the knowl- to help us get through our darkest days. 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Whoopi Goldberg Baruch College Honors Receives the Dr. Matthew Goldstein Landmark College & Dr. Lewis Friedman At LD Luminary Award 25th Annual Baruch Dinner Friends, colleagues and alumni of Baruch held faculty positions at several colleges and College paid tribute to Matthew Goldstein, universities and has written extensively in math- Chancellor Emeritus, The City University of ematics and statistics. New York and Dr. Lewis Friedman, Retired Dr. Lewis Friedman received a PhD in Faculty Member, Baruch College School of Political Science and was a tenured faculty Public Affairs during the 25th Annual Bernard member at The City University of New York Baruch Dinner. for 30 years. During this period he started a real Dr. Matthew Goldstein, served as chancellor estate business that owned and operated multi- of The City University of New York (CUNY) family residential property in Manhattan. He from September 1999 to June 2013, the first effectively combined the insights and skills of CUNY graduate to lead the nation’s most prom- each profession to inform and enhance the other. inent urban public university. At this year’s dinner, Baruch student Catherine Prior to serving as chancellor, Dr. Goldstein Ochoa, a sophomore majoring in manage- held senior academic and administrative posi- ment of musical enterprises, performed a song. tions, including president of Adelphi University, Catherine (or Cathia, as she is better known), president of Baruch College, president of the made it into the Top 16 overall contestants and Research Foundation, and acting vice chancel- Top 4 on “Team Usher,” during the 2013 season lor for academic affairs of CUNY. He has also of the reality TV talent show, “The Voice.”#

son who, despite the challenges she faced in with reading, Goldberg discovered that she is (L-R) Joanne Eden, Whoopi Goldberg, school, found a way to learn, found strategies dyslexic and began working at learning “how & Dr. Peter Eden, Landmark College president to help her read—and through determination to learn things,” as she told Howard Stern in and resolve, has risen to great heights. Whoopi a 2013 interview. “Reading is great,” she told By Mark DiPietro which went undiagnosed until she was a teen- now influences countless others with LD, as Stern. “I love it now that I have it down.” Academy Award-winning actress Whoopi ager. “The Landmark College LD Luminary they search for the right educational model and The Landmark College LD Luminary Award Goldberg received the Landmark College LD Award recognizes people in the public eye who the confidence needed to turn a difference was be one of the highlights of the April 29 Luminary Award at the College’s fundraising are helping to demystify learning disabilities,” into a strength.” In a 2005 interview with The “Uncut Diamonds” fundraising gala, which gala, “Uncut Diamonds: Brilliance Through said Dr. Peter Eden, president of Landmark Academy of Achievement, Goldberg recalled supports the College’s $10 million capital Innovative Education,” recently in New York College. “A Landmark College LD Luminary that, when she was a child, teachers were con- campaign, “Pioneering Pathways, Changing City. Goldberg, co-host of ABC-TV’s “The is someone who can educate society regarding founded by her inability to read even though Lives.” The specific goal of the capital cam- View” and the star of such motion pictures as the inadequate and archaic practices in higher her comprehension skills were strong. “If you paign is to build a new Science, Technology The Color Purple, Sister Act, and Ghost (for education when it comes to bright individu- read to me, I could tell you everything that you and Innovation Center, further establishing which she won the 1990 Academy Award for als who learn differently—for example, due read,” Goldberg said. “They knew I wasn’t Landmark College’s commitment to STEM Best Supporting Actress), has been outspo- to dyslexia, or ADHD, or ASD. Whoopi lazy, but what was it?” After years of endur- (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) ken about her lifelong struggle with dyslexia, Goldberg is an excellent example of a per- ing derogatory remarks about her difficulty continued on page 30

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EUBaruchDinnerAdV7FINAL.indd 1 4/16/14 11:54 AM MAY/JUN 2014 ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS 2014 5 Previously run in the Daily News New York CitY’s teaCher exodus Former New York City Teachers 516 1,442 1,444 730 In addition to one of the highest percent- ages of needy children, New York City Orange/ Westchester has the largest class sizes and the lowest Rockland teacher salaries in the region.

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Poverty District Class Size Teacher Teacher Nassau Index Grade 3 Mid-Career Salary Top Salary NYC 78% 26 $78,885 $100,049 East Ramapo 78% 21 $93,429 $125,173 New Rochelle 48% 23 $88,040 $124,603 Great Neck 10% 19 $100,455 $128,924 Hempstead 84% 24 $88,601 $114,469 Half Hollow Hills 11% 24 $87,344 $125,594

ew York City is in the midst of a know how to reach struggling students, and are But under the circumstances it’s hard to blame teacher exodus. More than 32,000 invaluable as mentors for their newer colleagues. the thousands of teachers who left our classrooms teachers walked away from jobs in for the suburbs – or the teachers who say they are NNew York City classrooms in the last Attrition of Mid-Career now planning on leaving. Or the thousands of eleven years, with more than one in eight leav- highly qualified graduates who will choose one of ing for jobs in nearby suburban systems that Teachers is Growing these districts rather than New York City for their have higher pay, lower class sizes and better ------ . ------first teaching job unless conditions improve. teaching conditions. In 2008, mid-career resignations were 15% of the total. In 2013 they were 43%. Obviously teachers have a personal stake in this. But

The previous mayor claimed poverty while 1000 so does every public school parent. If New York City rolling up multi-billion-dollar surpluses. His De- is serious about having a first-class school system, 900 partment of Education raised class sizes, focused it has got to find a way to slow the loss of teachers, 800 instruction on test prep rather than real learn- 2013 particularly to the suburban areas where pay and ing, and forced teachers to generate reams of 700 working conditions are so much better.

600 unnecessary paperwork. Tens of thousands left, The city’s economy is steadily improving, and and more than 25 percent of all city teachers are 500 honest budgeting will show that new resources now contemplating leaving within three years. 400 are available from the city and the state. 2008 300 For me as an educator, the most troubling part ritics keep saying that New York City of this teacher exodus is that the number of 200 cannot afford to treat its teachers and resignations among mid-career teachers (6-15 100 students fairly. But the real question is years of experience) nearly doubled between 0 this — can we afford not to? 2008 and 2013, even in the teeth of the recession. Resignationsons offh teachers withh6thh6 6 too1 155 years’’ experexperience. C These are teachers who have honed their craft, Source: NYC DOE payroll — Michael Mulgrew

United Federation of Teachers A Union of Professionals • 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 • www.uft.org Officers: Michael Mulgrew President, Emil Pietromonaco Secretary, Mel Aaronson Treasurer, LeRoy Barr Assistant Secretary, Mona Romain Assistant Treasurer Vice Presidents: Karen Alford, Carmen Alvarez, Anne Goldman, Janella Hinds, Richard Mantell, Sterling Roberson 6 Education update ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ MAY/JUN 2014 Immigration Reform: Community Colleges Must Be Ready

By Dr . m . Eduardo Marti college. ously undocumented student, can be a very I could have been an undocumented immi- After WWII, when millions of veterans powerful retention tool. Not only do the stu- grant. returned with GI Bills in hand and over- dents get academic help but also, while being In 1960, I escaped Cuba in fear of politi- whelmed the universities, the Truman tutored, they can get informal counseling on cal repercussion. At the time of this, the most Commission of 1947 called on community how to survive the college experience. momentous decision of my life, I was an impet- colleges to receive the returning veterans. After Colleges nationwide must emulate CUNY, uous 19 year-old, ready to fight in the counter- the Higher Education Act of 1965 was passed SUNY and other systems that have clearly revolution. My parents wisely asked me to and members of ethnic minorities and the poor stated policies for a smooth transition from leave the country for a month, to cool off. Since were able to use Federal Financial Aid to go to community college to the baccalaureate-grant- I had the good fortune of already having a valid college, and the universities were, once again ing colleges. For the independent colleges that US tourist visa and the Cuban Government exit overwhelmed, the number of community col- depend on articulation agreements for transfer, permit, my exile began uneventfully. I simply leges mushroomed and welcomed this new regional clearinghouses could be established got an airplane ticket and left, never to return. population of students. that will enable easy access to transfer agree- When I arrived in Miami, an immigration It is in the public interest to graduate as many ments and, then, students can tailor their course officer asked me some pointed questions about previously undocumented immigrants as it is of study to maximize the transfer of credits. my intentions. He quickly ascertained that if possible. Community colleges should closely The benefits to society extend beyond the I went back to Cuba, my life could be in dan- examine the Accelerated Study in Associate fiscal considerations. Educated populations ger. He offered me political asylum. If it was Programs (ASAP) developed by CUNY as a generally attract more businesses; communities not because of this specific US policy toward good way to serve this new population of at- tend to be safer and healthier. This contributes Cubans, I would have become an undocu- risk students. Effective academic and student to a better quality of life for all the members mented immigrant because it did not take me support services have proven to have an impact of the community. It simply makes sense to long to realize that it would be folly for me on retention and graduation rates. educate the largest possible number of people. to join one of the many groups talking about forced to live in the shadows, constantly afraid At the heart of the ASAP is an enhance- Let us prepare community colleges to embrace fighting Castro. My visa would have expired of being reported to the authorities or totally ment of academic and student support services. previously undocumented immigrants by hav- and I would have stayed as an undocumented under the influence of an employer. When Although not all previously undocumented ing programs that increase graduation rates. # immigrant. I could not return. immigration reform is finally enacted, millions students may be able to attend full-time, some Dr. Eduardo Marti, former Vice Chancellor I can only imagine what today’s undocu- of children of undocumented immigrants, most of the elements of the ASAP program may be for Community Colleges at CUNY, President mented immigrants go through. Leaving your likely, will be able to access higher education adopted by many community colleges. Emeritus, Queensborough Community College, country, your friends, and your family behind, and some form of financial aid. The smart Extended orientation programs have a sig- serves as Trustee at Teachers College and the getting to know a new country with different ones will go to selective independent colleges nificant impact on retention. Tutoring is another Council for Aid to Education. Most recently, he language, customs and laws is never easy. with scholarships, others will attend state col- way to ensure student persistence. Peer tutor- served on NY Governor Cuomo’s Commission On top of this, undocumented immigrants are leges but the majority will go to a community ing, especially if performed by another previ- on Reform of Education.

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How as college students—those who are 18 to 24 does our institution educate students to live in years old, attend college full-time, and live on an emerging global society or to work at jobs a campus. But such students make up less than that do not yet exist? Yet looming larger and a quarter of all undergraduates. more immediate is a change that has already Nontraditional students, the new majority of occurred: students today are different from their undergraduates, are older, primarily women, predecessors in ways that have profound impli- employed, and attend college part-time. Higher cations for colleges and their boards. Those are education is one of the many activities—includ- the findings of a study we conducted between ing commitments to families, spouses, friends, 2006 and 2012 of current undergraduates, and jobs—that they juggle each day. College is including a survey of a nationally representa- often not their principal priority. tive sample of 5,000 students; two surveys and These students are prime candidates for interviews with chief student affairs officers; online degrees, and proprietary institutions, and focus group interviews with students on 33 as competitors with traditional campuses, gear campuses. (Comparable studies were carried programs to their needs. These students are out in 1969, 1976, and 1993.) Five differences markedly different from traditional students between students today and their predecessors who are asking for collegiate life with all the stand out. bells and whistles in facilities, services, physi- 1. Today’s undergraduates are the first gen- cal plant, and course offerings. In short, the eration of digital natives. The class of 2013 was JOSEPH PIRO VALEDA DENT current marketplace for colleges is composed Collaborating with five European Evaluating caregiver library use born into a world in which Apple, Microsoft of consumer-oriented populations with sharply countries to better integrate in rural villages in Uganda and its and AOL already existed. By the time those opposed expectations and demands than what technology into teacher education impact on preschoolers’ school programs in Belgium readiness, while teaching at students were in kindergarten, texting, Web colleges traditionally have been offering stu- Uganda Martyrs University browsers, smartphones, DVDs, Yahoo and the dents. dot-com bubble were realities. Before today’s 3. Today’s undergraduates are products of the students finished elementary school, Google worst economy since the Depression. The stu- and the iPod had come onto the scene. Middle dents now enrolled believe the economy is the school brought Skype and Facebook. They had most important issue facing the country. It has to wait until high school for YouTube, Twitter, determined whether, where, and how they go to and the iPhone. The ubiquitous presence of college. One in four who previously lived on such technologies has shaped students’ under- his or her own is moving back in with parents. standing of the world. It has influenced their Across the spectrum of colleges we surveyed, preferences and molded their expectations for a majority (68 percent) of deans reported that how they will learn, work, socialize, recreate, greater numbers of students are working, and and live. The result is a growing and fundamen- they are working longer hours. Most working tal mismatch between our analog higher educa- students (80 percent) say they need or want tion institutions and the digital natives whom the money to pay for basic living expenses KAREN OGULNICK GEOFF GOODMAN we enroll. In contrast, digital natives prefer and tuition. In short, today’s undergraduates In Myanmar to work with English In Uganda to research literacy active and concrete learning involving practical are more vocationally oriented, more likely to teachers at Mandalay University acquisition on rural preschool to enhance English language children and their caregivers and applications, games, and collaborations. They choose their college based upon cost, and less and literacy teaching at Uganda Martyrs University focus on gathering a breadth of information likely to live on the campus than their prede- rather than gaining depth. Skilled gatherers, cessors. They want programs that will provide they are adept at and comfortable with finding them with jobs. information “just in time.” A majority (78 per- 4. Today’s undergraduates are more imma- LIU ranks among an elite group. cent) think undergraduate education would be ture, dependent, coddled, and entitled. Two- improved if classes made greater use of tech- fifths of undergraduates told us that they phone, nology and professors knew more about how e-mail, or text their parents daily. One-fifth to use it. Half would like more blended instruc- said they contact their parents three times a day tion in their courses, combining online and in- or more. Students routinely ask their parents person classes. A third would like more courses for advice on college courses or assignments, completely online. This fundamental mismatch issues with roommates and friends, and other is producing problems in the classroom. That intimate aspects of college life. Nearly half of issue is particularly apparent with regard to undergraduates turn to their parents for such LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY conflict resolution, which students prefer to guidance. Such fathers and mothers, often handle through the psychological distance of described as “helicopter parents” for their hov- liu.edu technology. Students argue via texting, and ering behaviors, come to students’ rescue. As “unfriend” each other via social media sites. many as 45 percent take remedial courses. Over two-fifths of the campuses we surveyed Although students are in constant contact with reported increases in online incivility among continued on page 31 8 Education update ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ MAY/JUN 2014

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By Alfred Posamentier, Ph .D . his or her reasoning, and comments about sig- additional high-stakes performance assessment All the concern about the new Common Core nificant aspects of the teaching performance? (to the other numerous standardized tests our Curriculum Standards and the standardized Consider how these principles are applied: teacher candidates must take) in the student- tests our students are taking is overshadow- • The Candidates submit their own video and teaching semester means that all the important ing another controversial issue in education: commentary (unproctored) – with absolutely hands-on learning—from practical logistics to assessments for future teachers. no security that it this is, in fact, their own theoretical understandings—is overshadowed Having outstanding teachers is the key to work. by the burdens of the test. the success for American education. As the • How do we know that this instrument can This assessment doesn’t provide any more national discussion focuses on how we can best truly predict who will be an effective teacher? information about a candidate than faculty train future teachers, 35 states have adopted the Who determines a passing score? already has, or that can be gleaned from pro- Education Teacher Performance Assessment • The assessment may not take into account gram assessments and ongoing observations of (edTPA) as a way to prepare teachers. But as optimal teaching arrangements for vary- student teaching. Despite some who find this of May 1, New York joins only one other— ing subject areas. When is a small group assessment a good indicator of future perfor- Washington—that will use it to evaluate stu- arrangement better than a whole group les- mance, evaluations based on one lesson pro- dent teachers for certification. son, and vice versa? Furthermore, who deter- vide no more transparency about performance The edTPA requires teacher candidates to mines what constitutes optimal teaching? and classroom readiness, and perhaps far fewer submit at least three lesson plans covering three • The assessment leaves too much to chance, insights. Developers of the assessment argue days of classes, sample tests, reports about their such as the nature and timing of the class being that the edTPA is designed to take context into students and instructional goals, and a 20-min- taught. By its very importance for the candi- account. But there is still a chance for consid- ute video, which will be graded by education date’s future, it may overwhelm the student- erable bias in the scoring process. There are professionals hired by Pearson. Though it is teaching experience. already discussions about changing the scoring B. King Jr., who continues to support this well-intentioned, the edTPA, sadly, contains We already know from decades of research so that scorers become specialized—one scorer exam, that raising the competence of future too many flaws that not only significantly that student teaching—the portion of a future grades for student participation, another looks teachers is of paramount importance to our damage the validity of this assessment, they teacher’s training when he or she interns in at classroom questioning, and a third, visual educational system, I would hope that as we have the potential for deleterious effects on a real classroom setting—is the single most representations—but that could mean the entire move forward to build truly strong teachers we candidates and, consequently, our future teach- important part of teacher preparation. It’s where process loses its integrity. How can you isolate would “cleanup” these flaws before they dam- ing force. everything learned in courses must be put these tasks from one another without consider- age the teacher candidates’ future, and possibly What could be bad about an assessment that into action coherently, with real students, col- ing how the pieces fit together? our education system through a possibly inac- observes a teacher in the classroom, evaluates leagues and parents. Adding the pressure of an Although, I agree with Commissioner John curate assessment instrument.# MAY/JUN 2014 ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ Education update 9 $BNQBJHO
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Bennett on Brain Research From July 1-4, 1963, the most important battle By Yehuda Bayme to perform. When the person is young, he is still of America’s Civil War History was fought—a Introduced by head of The Windward School, able to learn new things due to the receptability battle that left approximately 51,000 American Dr. John Russell, Dr. Gordon F. Sherman deliv- of the brain to the environment. This is what casualties bonded by the sense of freedom, but ered a lecture titled “Welcome to the Future: neuroscientists call “neuroplasticity.” As we get divided over the meaning of that very same Where Diverse Brains Thrive.” Dr. Sherman is older, our brains are less able to learn new things. principle. It was the Battle of Gettysburg and a the executive director of The Laurel School of Dr. Sherman also introduced us to a term he little over 150 years later, its significance pre- Princeton, The Newgrange School in Hamilton, coined, called “cerebrodiversity,” which are the vails among scholarly discussions, in journals NJ, and The Newgrange Education Center in differences in the way we process information. and even in institutions of higher learning. The Princeton, NJ. He is internationally recognized He stressed that evolution selects which brains leader of the Union Army and the country’s as a leader in brain studies. have what “it” wants. According to Sherman “if Commander-in-Chief, Abraham Lincoln, is still The focus of his talk was on the diversity of the environment wants what you have, then you revered today, not only for his leadership in ways that different brains function. Sherman will be successful. However, if you don’t have that battle and war, but for the words he spoke began with an introduction on what the brain what the environment wants then you are in to commemorate those lives sacrificed on that does. It controls motor ability, as well. One of the trouble.” Recognizing the diverse ways in which massive battlefield in Pennsylvania. (L-R) Professor James Basker, President, most astonishing aspects of the brain is that it is our brains process information, we hope to better This year, two scholars received the coveted Gilder Lehrman Institute, Dr. Pola composed of different parts that work together society by recognizing their differences. prize named in Lincoln’s honor. The Lincoln Rosen, Stephen Spielberg to produce a finished product. Sherman spoke According to Dr. Sherman, “we have a ten- Prize, awarded by Gettysburg College and the about how when we see the world, there are 33 dency to judge cerebrodiversity harshly,” but Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History just 10 and who remained absent from Guelzo’s different components that are working together facts show that we should not. Sherman gives us in New York, went to professors, Dr. Allen life for 30 years. to give us that picture. He said “ the brain is more examples of people with Asperger’s syndrome C. Guelzo and Dr. Martin J. Johnson. It was Such circumstance gave Guelzo a keen per- sophisticated than a computer and is more like a who can paint beautiful pictures or who have Guelzo’s third prize win, and both Guelzo and spective about life. Guelzo underscored the symphony with all the different parts working world views that are profoundly creative. As we Johnson received $25,000 and a bronze rep- importance of providing all people a fair chance together.” have seen the rise in autism, perhaps it is now lica of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s life-size bust, in the race of life. Near the end of his speech, According to Sherman, the brain is formed most important to recognize the need to interact “Lincoln the Man.” Both Guelzo, a Henry R. Guelzo asked that the prize not honor him; when the baby is a fetus. At that point, the with these unique minds and acculturate a more Luce professor of the Civil War Era and direc- but rather, Lincoln and the men who fought at environment nurtures and “fine tunes” the brain diverse environment.# tor of Civil War studies at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg. and Johnson, assistant professor of history at Johnson’s book, “Writing The Gettysburg Miami University Hamilton, humbly accepted Address” (University Press of Kansas, 2013) the award before a crowd of academics and analyzed and explored the emotional and per- journalists gathered at the Union League Club sonal journey Lincoln experienced while writ- in New York. ing the speech. Lehrman called it “a master- Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman, both piece of modern scholarship” in Johnson’s Keep New York businessmen and philanthropists, co-founded introduction. He also said that Johnson pro- the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American duced a very clear narrative about the speech History in New York in 1994 and amassed the and through Johnson’s study, readers got to a state of Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the largest learn the brilliance, poetry and divine quality of historical national documents and artifacts of Lincoln’s words. privately owned. The Institute is dedicated to According to Johnson, the speech was not history education and lends support to teacher an “off-the-cuff” creation from Lincoln’s mind training and professional development, cur- but a pensive process that drastically evolved riculum development, exhibitions, publications, after Lincoln visited the Gettysburg battlefield. history theme schools and the History Teacher After Lincoln’s visit, he understood more deep- of the Year Award program. Along with Prof. ly the dedication of the soldiers who fought mind Gabor Boritt, director emeritus of the Civil there and the last, handwritten revisions of the War Institute at Gettysburg College, Gilder and speech became the words we know well today. Lehrman awarded an estimate $1 million to Although Lincoln penned the infamous Lincoln Prize winners, since the prize’s incep- speech, Johnson said, “We created the tion in 1990. The award is given annually. Gettysburg Address as a nation, as a people- n Over the last five years, SUNY and CUNY n Public higher education’s mission of teaching, Guelzo received the honor for his book our celebration of its ideas.” have been cut by nearly $2 billion — driving research and health care is key to a bright “Gettysburg: The Last Invasion (Alfred A. In addition to the prize winners, Academy up tuition and endangering quality affordable future for all New Yorkers. New York State Knopf, 2013). “Gettysburg” recaptures the award-winning filmmaker and cinema sto- higher education for all New Yorkers. must invest now — in faculty, staff and Battle of Gettysburg while also depicting the ryteller, Steven Spielberg, who was in atten- n Our public colleges and universities are under student support — to keep our public circumstances of war and society beyond the dance, received the Special Achievement intense pressure to eliminate programs and colleges and universities great. battlefield. Gilder introduced Guelzo, describ- Award for his 2012 release of “Lincoln,” courses, erode quality and slash opportuni- ing Guelzo’s book as “well worth the read.” which grossed over $275 million worldwide ties for students in need. Take action! Defend quality. “I am as much of a surprise to myself tonight and receive two Academy Awards with one as the Lincoln prize is to me,” said Guelzo, going to lead actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, his during his acceptance speech. Guelzo was born third Oscar win. “Lincoln” was based on Doris Support the Public Higher Education Quality Initiative www.nySut.org/ in Yokohama, Japan, and not of “academic Kearns Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals” and Tony qualityhighered estate,” he said; but instead, Guelzo grew up as Kushner’s screenplay. n NYSUT n UUP n PSC/CUNY n COMMUNITY COLLEGES #NYPUBLICHIGHERED the grandson of a paper hanger and the son of When accepting the award, Spielberg hum- a father who left the family when Guelzo was bly declared that he is not a writer.# 12 Special Education ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MAY/JUN 2014 Stevenson School Informs LD Students of Best College Choices By Sybil Maimin in and help should a problem arise. (Schwartz All colleges are required by law to provide reminded those wary of advance conversations “reasonable accommodations” to students with about disabilities that a college cannot retract documented disabilities. However, accommo- acceptances.) dations (for physical, emotional, and academic Sherri Maxman of College Maven LLC, who needs) vary widely from institution to institu- provides college counseling for high school tion and, unlike the experience in K-12 where students with learning differences, suggested school personnel “find you,” institutions of calling colleges during the search phase and higher learning require a request for services inquiring if they provide the support a child from the student. A recent panel of experts needs. Type in “Disability Services” on a col- at the Robert Louis Stevenson School that lege’s web site to get an appropriate contact focused on school choice and success for stu- number. An evaluation from the past 3 years dents with special challenges, offered much is required for disability accommodations. valuable information as well as tips and strate- Colleen Lewis, director, and Ashley Schleimer, gies. Finding “the right match” is key. The Student Services Coordinator, of the Office of “right” school has the right support system. Disability Services at Columbia University, Victor Schwartz, a psychiatrist and medical stressed the importance of making a child (L-R) Head of School Douglas Herron and Dr. Matthew Mandelbaum director of The Jed Foundation, an organiza- aware of his or her own disability and of the tion that works to prevent suicides and protect support they need and are entitled to. In college, with a staff of 16 that organizes accommoda- Dr. Matthew Mandelbaum, director of out- the emotional health of college students, said it is the responsibility of the student to request tions and support services including assistive reach at the Robert Louis Stevenson School, parents and students should learn how mental services. Lewis and Schleimer are surprised technology, networking groups, academic skills which helps adolescents with histories of health services operate in colleges prior to at the number of people who have never read workshops, and learning specialists. social-emotional and learning differences suc- applying. He advised working with a high their evaluations, cannot articulate their needs, Some general advice from the panel included: ceed, spoke of recognizing strengths and strug- school counselor to find schools with robust and do not understand how their disability may help your child understand his rights and gles and addressing both. There is room for programs. (“The college terrain is tremendous- impact their learning. The students who make responsibilities; encourage self-advocacy; optimism and hope, he said. With the right ly variable” regarding services, he warned.) the best transition from high school to college accept your teen for who she is, not who you school and the right services, all students have Schwartz suggested having conversations with are those who are informed, prepared, and have want her to be; it is not necessary to identify the capacity for sound development. Stevenson professionals at the chosen college the summer taken advantage of the opportunity to plan for as LD on college applications, although it may headmaster, Douglas Herron, echoed the mes- before attendance to put a clear plan in place their needs before they arrive on campus. For help explain poor grades; neuropsychological sage, saying he is “extraordinarily impressed” and ensure someone at the school knows about those who assume their choice of schools may and legal services are out there for you; and with the number of services available for dif- the student’s needs. With preplanning, a person be very limited, consider that Columbia, in the reflect on your own teen years in order to gain ferent learners today as well as the openness familiar with the student will be able to step Ivy League, offers a Student Disability Office some empathy. with which they are discussed and embraced.#

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Hearing Lost - but not the Sixty Years After Brown: Sound of Music Is This the Education System

By Karen Kraskow, M.A., M.S.W. “look at that rainbow... look at that rainbow as for Which They Fought? “If you lost your hearing, could you find a child would see it, and then play”—hearing music again? Could music find you?” That is those words will better allow her to express By Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn the question posed at the opening of Lost and what she feels from the music; by Emily, who In the Native American communities, the Sound (dir. Lindsey Dryden, UK), a film of finds that ‘sometimes...it’s difficult to com- Clan Mothers are charged with making deci- the ReelAbilities Film Festival. Annually in municate with people, so I express my feel- sions that consider seven generations in the the spring, at the JCC (76th and Amsterdam ings in dance....Movement...(is) my language; future. I am not sure if Oliver Brown, the father Ave.) and 31 other locations in NYC, LI, and and Nick, who chooses not to accept cochlear of Linda Carol Brown and her sister, Terry Westchester—as well as 13 cities in the US— implants, because “I’ve invested so much in the Lynn even knew about this cultural tradition we are treated to eye-opening films which bring world of one earedness. [I] want to appreciate when he decided to sue the Topeka Board of us closer to a way of thinking that includes what I’ve got.” Each develops their own attitude Education. I do believe, however, that Oliver sponsors and celebrates the lives of individuals of strength: the dancer abruptly admonishes Brown, along with Thurgood Marshall and facing physical and mental challenges. us: “Be yourself. Get on with it. Deal with it.” Chief Justice Warren believed that collectively In Lost and Sound, we enter the lives of three And Holly comments, with wisdom beyond her they were eradicating the injustices of the past individuals whose lives have been affected by years, “If you dwell on it then you’ve lost the regarding the children of chattel slaves that hearing loss; a music journalist, Nick, an aspir- battle, really.” would last through the generations. In 2014, ing dancer, Emily, and a young girl, Holly, who Each film at the ReelAbilities Film Festival, sixty years the phrase, “with all deliberate lost her hearing as a baby and was born into a which was held in NYC from March 6th speed,” has faced many roadblocks, which in family of musicians, who yearn, with her, to to March 11th, is followed by speakers who reality thwarted the progress of equal protection extend the gift. Each journey shows us different understand from their own lives the stories under the law for African Americans and other choices, different coping strategies, and inspires depicted in the films; they have either worked disenfranchised groups. us to not let loss define us. The question of with individuals affected by the issue focused Carol Brown was seven years old when she whether to use cochlear implants (which restore on in the film, or they have experienced that had to walk 20 blocks each day through the life in jeopardy and had her apply to the Sumner hearing though not completely) is answered difficulty themselves. After Lost and Sound, Rock Island Railroad Switchyard to the closest School, which was reserved for whites. When differently. The different ways music is restored Wendy Cheng, musician and founder of the of four elementary schools in Topeka, Kansas her admission was denied, he sought the help into their lives is played out: by the teacher Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing for African American students. Her father, of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Attorney who says to Holly, as she sits at the piano, continued on page 29 Oliver Brown, felt that this journey placed her continued on page 31

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©Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes LC-PA-NY Ed Update ad 0514 14 Special Education ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MAY/JUN 2014 Dyslexia: Advantage or Disability or Both By John Russell, Ed.D. Drives Success, Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld conducted by Julie Logan (2009) who found emerge with a strong work ethic and a different Over the last several years, successful dyslex- examine the traits that enable certain cultural/ that more than a third of the entrepreneurs she view of the world.” Unfortunately, that turns ics have received an unprecedented amount of ethnic groups to succeed when others struggle. surveyed—35 percent—identified themselves out to be one mighty big “if.” While the case attention in the popular press, so it is fitting that In their article, Chua and Rubenfeld report, “It as dyslexic. The study also indicated that dys- studies and anecdotes attributing an advantage this year’s speaker at The Windward Sc125hool’s turns out that for all their diversity, the strikingly lexics were more likely than non-dyslexics to to dyslexia are inspirational, they can also be annual Robert J. Schwartz Memorial Lecture is successful groups in America today share three delegate authority and to excel in oral com- dangerously misleading. the distinguished neuroscientist and educator, Dr. traits that, together, propel success. The first munication and problem solving. Gladwell sug- The sad truth of the matter is appropriate support Gordon Sherman. His talk described the value of is a superiority complex—a deep-seated belief gests that dyslexia has blessed these individuals for dyslexics is lacking in most schools across the cerebrodiversity (our species’ collective neural in their exceptionality. The second appears to with these abilities that make them particularly country, and bright, capable, learning disabled heterogeneity), of which dyslexia is a byproduct, be the opposite—insecurity, a feeling that you well suited for entrepreneurship, implying cau- students face plummeting self-confidence simply and challenge conventional assumptions about or what you’ve done is not good enough. The sality from this apparent correlation. because there is a lack of understanding about socially and culturally defined disabilities. In an third is impulse control.” I was struck by the In 2012, Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide pub- their true capabilities. Far too often, they experi- article that Dr. Sherman published in the jour- numerous parallels between these traits and lished The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the ence chronic academic frustration and outright nal of The International Dyslexia Association, the characteristics of the highly accomplished Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain, in failure. As a result, students frequently come to Perspectives on Language and Literacy (Winter dyslexics featured in Malcolm Gladwell’s most which they contend, like Geschwind before The Windward School with feelings of insecurity 2010), he refers to the work of the renowned recent book, David and Goliath. In his book, them, that dyslexia, or the “dyslexic processing that reinforce their academic struggles, but once scientist Dr. Norman Geschwind (1982), who Gladwell presents a case study of David Boies, style,” isn’t just a barrier to learning how to read they are remediated, they exhibit that deep seated posited that dyslexia’s advantages may out- the prominent, highly successful attorney. As and spell; it’s also a reflection of an entirely dif- belief in themselves that is critical to success. weigh its disadvantages, stating, “One of the a dyslexic, Boies faced challenges as a stu- ferent pattern of brain organization and informa- What our students continuously tell us confirms most important lessons to be learned from the dent, most notably his difficulty with reading. tion processing—one that predisposes a person this. One student recently wrote, “At my former genetic study of many diseases in recent years Gladwell points out that it was these very strug- to important abilities along with the well-known school, if I didn’t answer a question correctly, the has been that the paradoxically high frequency gles that led Boise to develop compensating challenges. In The Wall Street Journal article other students would laugh at me and I would feel of certain conditions is explained by the fact that strategies similar to the three described by Chua “Dyslexia Workarounds: Creativity Without a very stupid and embarrassed. Being different felt the important advantages conferred on those who and Rubenfeld that have, in turn, made him the Lot of Reading” (April 1, 2013), Melinda Beck awful. Although my experiences at my former carry the predisposition to these conditions may successful attorney that he is today. There are reports on successful dyslexics like Connecticut school were dreadful, since being at Windward outweigh the obvious dramatic disadvantages.” many other individuals who ascribe their suc- Governor Dannel Malloy, Cleveland Clinic I have achieved so much academic success that I Thirty years later an ever increasing number of cesses in various fields to their dyslexia. CEO and thoracic surgeon Dr. Toby Cosgrove, believe in myself.” case studies and a small number of research stud- Gladwell notes, “You wouldn’t wish dyslexia and actor and children’s book author Henry The Windward School is committed to help- ies are fueling renewed interest in Geschwind’s on your child.” Then he provocatively asks, “Or Winkler, in presenting the positive side of dys- ing create supportive school environments for seminal hypothesis about dyslexic advantages. would you?” Dyslexia, according to Gladwell, lexia. “I frankly think that dyslexia is a gift,” all learning disabled students. # Fast-forward from Geschwind’s 1982 report is a “desirable difficulty” in that there are dys- Dr. Cosgrove tells Beck. “If you are supported Dr. John Russell is Head of the Windward to the present. In the January 26, 2014 edition of lexics who appear to benefit from their disabili- in school and your ego remains intact, then you School. The New York Times, in an article entitled What ty. As an example, he cites the results of a study

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Arlene Alda, Hunter Class of 1954 (Music Her latest book “Hello, Good-bye” wittily Major, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude) had just illustrates opposites. finished reading “Iris Has a Virus” as well She signed this book for Diane Caron as “Did You Say Pears?” and “Hurry Granny (Class of ’54) after her reading and told Annie,” three of her delightful, clever, won- us how she photographed the eye-catching derful books for kids (and their parents and cover: grandparents) to an enthralled audience of “My husband and I were in France. I want- fellow Hunter alums and their children, who ed a cover to mean ‘hello and good-bye’ and Arlene Alda signing copy of her book had gathered to hear her in a sun-filled corner he was a willing victim. There were these of the new Leon and Toby Cooperman (Class bushes….‘Why don’t you go through the of ’64) Library, as part of Homecoming 2014. bushes?’ I asked. He did that and fell down. An award-winning photographer, Alda has He must have done this for me many times to written over 15 children’s books, plus several get him in the right place at the right time.” for adults. Before her marriage to actor Alan I purchased “Did You Say Pears,” “Here a Alda and becoming a mother (they are the par- Face, There a Face,” and “Hello, Good-bye” ents of three daughters and eight grandchil- and brought them on a visit to my daughter dren) she was a successful professional musi- and grandkids in Canada. eleven-year-old cian, playing clarinet for several orchestras Julianna, a book lover, read them in a flash. including the Houston Symphony Orchestra “Did you like them?” I asked her. Without under conductor Leopold Stokowski. hesitation she exclaimed, “They were cool!” Many of her books are illustrated with her Just like their author!# Three Hunter Students Win Fulbright-Hays Scholarships to Study in China A Fulbright Scholar Shares Her Experiences in Malaysia By Rachel Gellert run fun activities, clean up the I am sitting in my little house beach and talk about how we in Terengganu, Malaysia thinking have the power to keep Earth about my college years at NYU in clean and change the world. Manhattan. But what I am most excited I have been teaching for the last to share is my second English three months at a secondary school camp, coming up in May. I in a small rural town in Marang, am working with two of my Terengganu, Malaysia. Terengganu Fulbright ETA friends from is the most conservative Islamic nearby Malaysia schools to Ariel Yardeni Daniel Cione Ricardo Alvarez state in Malaysia and my school host a 3-day 2-night All Girls and community are 100 percent Empowerment camp. We are Hunter students Daniel Cione ‘16, Ricardo immersion in Beijing. They will also do field Malay Muslim. This experience is even starting a fundraiser on Alvarez ‘15 and Ariel Yardeni ‘16 have won work in rural areas, and engage in a comparative like nothing I have ever encoun- Crowdrise that will soon go highly competitive Fulbright-Hays scholarship study of contemporary society and educational tered before—it is simultaneously live. http://www.crowdrise. awards to study in China. All three are enrolled systems in the U.S. and China. stressful and inspiring and confusing and excit- com/StrongerWomenStrongerWorld/fundrais- in the Chinese Flagship Program, Hunter’s Alvarez is a junior with a double major in ing and exhausting and empowering. Every day er/LizzieBethRachel undergraduate honors program for high-achiev- political science and Chinese and a planned feels a bit like a roller coaster, but on the quieter Here is another link to the photo blog I have ing students interested in becoming proficient in minor in economics. This spring, he is studying moments I am certain there is nowhere else I been keeping on Tumblr: http://raeinmalaysia. Chinese language and culture. abroad at National Taiwan University and plans would rather be. I am head over heels in love tumblr.com/ Cione, a sophomore with a double major to pursue graduate studies in business, with a with my students. They fascinate and inspire I would like to connect Education Update in anthropology and Chinese, was awarded a focus on international trade. me on a daily basis. I have also been holding with my students here. Some of them have scholarship to complete an advanced Chinese- Yardeni, a sophomore in the Macaulay Honors a speaking workshop with the teachers at my really incredible English and I know would language immersion program this spring at College at Hunter, is especially interested in school, which has given me incredible access be absolutely overjoyed at the idea of having Shaanxi Normal University in Xi’an. He will global health and health policy. Last summer, she into the adult community here as well. something they wrote published in a newspa- follow those studies with a summer internship at studied Chinese at National Taiwan University I am most excited for my upcoming English per in New York. I would love to write a few the Xi’an High Tech Industrial Zone. and is looking forward to learning about the edu- camps. This Sunday I am hosting a “Save the experiences of my own down and send them to Alvarez and Yardeni have won a summer cation system in rural China and teaching young Planet—Eco Superhero Camp” for my younger you. I will continue to keep you posted on my scholarship supporting a Chinese-language children in the communities she visits.# students. I get to take them outside of school, adventures out here.# 16 DISTINGUISHED LEADERS IN EDUCATION 2014 ■ MAY/JUN 2014

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dean Jerrold Ross President Ernest A. Logan St. John’s University he career of Dr. Jerrold Ross Council of School Supervisors has been long and diverse. Born and schooled in New and Administrators York City, he attended the High School of Music and Art, Queens rnest A. Logan worked for near- College for his Master of Science degree, ly 25 years in the NYC public New York University for his Bachelor of schools, many of them as a CSA Science degree, and later, the Ph.D., all member, before taking a leave of in music education. In 1997, Emerson absence to join CSA’s staff in 1997 as a field College (Boston) awarded him an honor- service representative. Rising through the ary Doctorate of Humane Letters for his ranks, he was elected President in November work arts education. 2006 by acclamation and again in November In the field of higher education, Dr. 2009 and 2012. He began his third term as Ross held the positions of president, at CSA’s President on Feb. 1, 2013. the age of 30, of the New York College Mr. Logan, the 11th of 13 children, was of Music (New York’s oldest conserva- born in Harlem, and raised in East New tory). He then moved to become Chair York, to a family that valued education. of the Department of Music and Music His father, a college graduate and trained Education and subsequently Associate engineer, died when Mr. Logan was 8, a Dean for Academic Affairs at NYU’s huge loss for the Logan family emotional- School of Education (now the Steinhardt ly but not spiritually; the older Mr. Logan, School). During that period, he was also and his wife, had imbued their son with Director of Town Hall, then owned by the importance of a college degree, family NYU. One of the key programs he intro- and faith, and his mother kept those values duced on that stage was the “Legendary alive for her children despite the hardships Ladies of the Movies,” expanded by the believes that “all schools are part of one they faced. Kennedy Center into what we all know as the City.” Mr. Logan remained focused on the “Kennedy Center Honors.” From the NYU From 1967-2003, Dr. Ross was president of future, graduating from Franklin K. Lane position, he moved to St. John’s University the Board of Trustees of the Usdan Center for High School in 1969 and SUNY Cortland in where, since 1995, he has been Dean of The the Creative and Performing Arts, the nation’s 1973. He attended Baruch College/CUNY School of Education. The New York City leading summer arts camp for children, ages and received his master’s degree in education. edly called for high standards and accountability Department of Education rankings placed St. 6-19, where a new building for early child- He began teaching English at PS 224, D-19, from his members, and does not accept com- John’s at the top of several categories, the hood was named in his honor. Dr. Ross’ Brooklyn, soon after graduating from SUNY plaints that “the job is too tough.” Mr. Logan has most important being the appointment and other work includes having obtained grants Cortland and within five years, he was a cur- forged relationships with city and state officials, continuing tenure of teachers in the City’s and research contracts from the JP Morgan riculum writer for the Office of Curriculum and understanding the importance of “bridge build- schools. St. John’s School of Education, Chase Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Development. In 1983, he became the Assistant ing” as he calls it, to secure legislation, resourc- which recently celebrated its 100th anniversa- Foundation, the National Foundation on the Principal at JHS 263, D-23, Brooklyn, and in es and policies that enable CSA members to ry, is also renowned for its many partnerships Arts and Humanities, The U.S. Department of 1991, he was appointed as Principal of I.S. 55, perform their jobs to the best of their abilities. with public, charter, and Catholic schools. Education and the National Endowment on the D-23. In addition to his responsibilities at the union, Along with Chancellor Carmen Fariña, he Arts among many others. # As Principal, he represented his CSA col- Mr. Logan is a board member for New Visions leagues as the District 23 Chair from 1993 until for Public Schools and the NY Research Alliance. the fall of 1997 when he became CSA’s Director He also recently became a member of the advi- of Community School Districts and worked in sory board of the NYC Independent Budget « « the field enforcing the contract and protecting Office. Mr. Logan belongs to numerous orga- « « his colleagues’ legal rights. In March 2000, the nizations including St. John’s University’s Phi « Executive Board chose Mr. Logan as First Vice Delta Kappa chapter, the NY Alliance of Black President to fill a vacancy created when Donald School Educators, the National Association of Singer, then-President of CSA, moved to work Secondary School Principals, the NY Academy fulltime at the American Federation of School of Public Education, 100 Black Men, and is a life Administrators, the national union. A few member of the Association of Black Educators Dear Colleagues, months later, running with Jill Levy, he was of NY. He is also a member of the Education elected Executive Vice President, a position he Equality Project, founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton retained through the 2003 election. When Ms. and former NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein. Education Update is proud to celebrate Levy chose not to run in 2006, Mr. Logan won He has served on the board of the Brownsville « our twelfth year of honoring teachers the presidency in an unopposed election. Mr. Community Development Corporation and is a and administrators who enrich the Logan is also the Treasurer of AFSA, and, as a deacon at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in lives of children in classrooms around member of the General Executive Board, chairs Harlem, where he also serves as the Chairman the city every day. its legislative committee. of the Board of Trustees. As CSA President, he secured a contract for He has received numerous awards from labor « We are requesting nominations for his Department of Education members that pro- and education groups. Mr. Logan and his wife, « vided substantial salary increases and numerous Beatrice, a retired high school guidance counselor, Teachers and Administrators (principals, « assistant principals, deans, etc.). Our reforms including a rating system for Principals have established the Ernest A. Logan Scholarship that is tied into school performance and specific at SUNY Cortland, which provides tuition assis- leadership competencies. Mr. Logan has repeat- tance for NYC public school students.# MAY/JUN 2014 ■ DISTINGUISHED LEADERS IN EDUCATION 2014 17

President Kimberly Cline Joyce B. Cowin Long Island University Rolls Royce of Financial Literacy r. Kimberly R. Cline is leading oyce B. Cowin, an alumna and Long Island University (LIU) long-time Trustee of Teachers through a transformational pro- College, has given the College cess focused on providing stu- a gift to create an innova- dents with an exceptional education that tive and unique professional development combines a solid grounding in liberal arts program for New York City public school and sciences with real-world, experiential teachers that will address the critical need learning, helping them to successfully enter for high-impact financial literacy in stu- careers in the global workplace. Many dents in grades 9-12. innovations have been achieved under Dr. “Every person past the ninth grade Cline’s presidential leadership including the should have knowledge of money—how LIU Promise Initiative that provides incom- to finance a college education, how to ing students with personal Success Coaches balance a checkbook, how to ensure that who serve as a single point of contact from expenses don’t exceed income, how to academic counseling to financial aid, stu- monitor a credit card and interest, how dent life and career preparation, ensuring to shop for clothes and food, and how they are fully prepared to succeed with much to pay for rent and what a mortgage the help of a capable advocate and trusted is,” Cowin said. “When the market col- guide, a groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary lapsed in 2008, so many wonderful, hard- entrepreneurialism focus through multiple working people who had saved money initiatives such as the opening of five new throughout their lives were snookered student-run businesses, and partnering with about sub-prime mortgages, and they lost a Long Island venture capital company. To everything. We need to educate the next leverage the opportunities offered by the generation to ensure this never happens region’s strongest industries, Dr. Cline cre- again.” ated a host of career-ready minors such as 2014. They include golf, track and field, wres- A partnership among Teachers College, entrepreneurship, financial engineering, alterna- tling, fencing, and swimming. To strengthen the New York City Department of Education the Child Development Center, where she tive investments, fashion merchandising, and university operations, Dr. Cline has instituted a and the nonprofit Working In Support of previously served as President of the Board. equine management. To take full advantage of robust focus on institutional effectiveness, con- Education (W!SE) launched The Cowin She is a Trustee of the American Museum of the international stage of New York City that sits ducted a comprehensive strategic planning pro- Financial Literacy Project in Fall 2012, with Folk Art, the primary sponsor of the Folk Art at LIU’s door, she originated a UN Ambassador cess, and integrated all major enrollment service the first workshops for teachers from select branch at Lincoln Center, a member of the The lecture series that allows students to learn direct- areas. Looking to the future, Dr. Cline has made New York City schools in Summer 2013. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and ly from the most influential world leaders of our a significant commitment to increasing the uni- Teachers College alumna Dr. Pola Rosen has The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation , as well age. To assist talented high school students to versity’s fundraising and advancement capacity, been a consultant and collaborated on this as Chairman of the Committee on Education. find out if a career path is really right for them, recognizing the power that nearly 200,000 active important endeavor. New York State Education At JBFCS, she started special programs of Art the new Summer Honors Institute @ LIU that alumni could contribute toward long-term suc- Commissioner, John King, also has fully Therapy for disturbed teenagers who have dif- gives them a week-long, intensive, behind-the cess. Dr. Cline previously served as president endorsed the program. The program is now ficulty expressing themselves verbally. Cowin scenes view of some of the most popular careers. of Mercy College, as Vice Chancellor and CFO expanding to other cities. also is a life member of the Metropolitan Recognizing the importance of athletics, an of SUNY. Dr. Cline’s degrees include a BS, an “This collaboration is a wonderful example Museum of Art. array of programs has been introduced for fall MBA, a JD, and Ed.D.# of partnership between the public and private Cowin is a Smith College alumna and sectors, with the goal of strengthening New earned her master’s degree in Curriculum and York City public school students’ skills in an Teaching from Teachers College. She chaired important field,” Dennis M. Walcott, New the College’s Alumni Council and served as its « York City Schools Chancellor, wrote to Cowin. liaison to the Board of Trustees for 30 years, « “Financial literacy is necessary for our stu- and has also served for more than 30 years on « « dents’ success in the 21st century.” the Board itself. With her late mother, Sylvia « No central financial education resource for Berger, she funded the creation of TC’s Cowin teacher professional development currently Conference Center. Cowin also is the founding exists in New York City. The Cowin Financial funder of TC-affiliated Heritage School, an Literacy Project distinguishes itself from the arts-themed public high school in East Harlem. culminating ceremony for Outstanding To nominate a Teacher or Administra- more than 800 other financial literacy curricula Cowin has actively supported Manhattanville that have previously been developed in the College, where she has funded a fall lecture Administrators and Teachers of 2014 tor go to: United States by addressing this critical need. and an art room at the college’s museum, as will be held at a breakfast at the Har- www.EducationUpdate.com/awards The Cowin Financial Literacy Project creat- well as a spring art trip, in honor of her late vard Club in NYC on June 25, 2014. The Deadline For Nominations Is May ed an academic curriculum, and also “focused father, Arthur Berger. She serves on the Board 23, 2014. on helping teachers to integrate important of Trustees of the American Folk Art Museum The event provides medals and cer- concepts about finance into courses that they in New York City and has served for more tificates to the Outstanding Educators Final decisions are made by our il- are already teaching, such as World or U.S. than 50 years as a Trustee of the Jewish Board History,” said the project’s director, Anand R. of Family and Children’s Services, which of 2014 and the accolades of peers, lustrious Advisory Council consisting Marri, Associate Professor of Social Studies & honored her. colleagues, family and education lead- of regents, college presidents, deans, Education at Teachers College. Cowin serves on the board of the Chamber ers. It garners the attention of local administrators, professors and union Joyce Cowin is a Trustee of the Youth Music Society of Lincoln Center and has a long- newspapers and television. leaders. Counseling League, the Jewish Board of standing involvement with the Metropolitan Family and Children’s Services (JBFCS) and Museum of Art.# 18 Medical update ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MAY/JUN 2014

Fifth Grader Surmounts the Odds Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Luncheon Honors Women of Distinction

Helena Lubin Helena’s Dog

By Alan & Sharon Lubin 55 actual injections a week to fewer than ten Just a little more than one year ago, our (plus finger pricks). granddaughter, Helena, was diagnosed with You never see Helena without her pocket- Type I diabetes. Helena is 10 ½ years old and a book filled with the Bluetooth monitors, test 5th grader at Karigon Elementary School in the strips and the other equipment she must have Shenendehowa school district, in Clifton Park, with her whenever she leaves home. She still NY, demonstrating a great talent in art. cannot eat anything without following a math- After a brief hospital stay, she had to be ematical formula that must be changed often injected six to eight times a day with insulin as she grows up. Yet she still smiles most of and had to prick her fingers often to monitor the time. her glucose levels—all because her pancreas This disease can be cured in her lifetime if Molly Roberts and Dr. Robbyn Sockolow at CCFA Luncheon stopped producing the insulin needed to live. the research continues. Within two months, she switched to an insu- Helena and her parents, Annette and Evan, lin pen for the injections, and within a few more will again be participating in the Juvenile months, she switched to an insulin pump that Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Walk has a pod that is required to be attached to her to Cure Diabetes in Albany. We hope you will arm, leg or stomach by injection and taped on join us in supporting JDRF in the research for two to three days. In addition, she now has a needed to find a cure for this life threatening glucose monitor attached in a similar fashion to disease. track the trends of her glucose. With these won- Here is the link to Helena’s team page: http:// derful advances, she has gone from more that www2.jdrf.org/goto/Sweet4Cure# Matilda Cuomo Gives Award to Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman at Mental Health Foundation Molly Roberts with Grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Max Felton By Patricia Lavelle entire time,” stated Sockolow a promise of her By Danielle M. Bennett program supports other programs The Greater New York Chapter of the commitment to her patients and their families. Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, chair- that Podaris said really make a Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America In addition to the Woman of Distinction man of Psychiatry at the Columbia difference in the lives of young (CCFA) recently held its 21st annual Women of award, the CCFA also honored two Rising University College of Physicians people. Distinction Awards Luncheon. The funds raised Stars, Casey Mintz and Taylor Sinnett. Mintz and Surgeons and Director of “While we have been able to through the event are used to support research was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age the New York State Psychiatric make some modest contributions for treatments for not only the symptoms of of 11 and since then has had multiple surgeries Institute, was the guest of honor at over the last five years, I think Irritable Bowel Disease, but also to treat the related to her disease. She stated at the micro- The Mental Health Foundation’s what is important … is that the cause of it. The grand ballroom of the Waldorf- phone, “It was not my wish to be the poster second annual Special Evening Jeffrey Lieberman programs that we are supporting Astoria was overflowing. Festivities includ- child of a disease, but I am happy to help oth- in New York event for his years & Matilda Cuomo are really reaching young peo- ed an awards presentation, a silent auction, ers.” Another brave young woman was Molly of leading work in the field of ple,” said Podaris. and a fashion show, sponsored by Bergdorf Roberts who has overcome surgery and begun mental illness. Former First Lady Matilda Raffa Cuomo put into perspective the importance of Goodman. a jewelry business online that dedicates all its Cuomo gave the award this month at The addressing mental illness among young people This year’s top honor recipient was Dr. profits to CCFA. Christopher Columbus Citizens Townhouse on today. Robbyn E. Sockolow, MD, the director of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are both the upper eastside. “There are too many examples of young peo- Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, New major categories of Irritable Bowel Disease The event, which was emceed by Newsday ple today suffering because they can’t and or York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell (IBD). IBD affects over 1.4 million Americans columnist and TV commentator, Ellis Henican, won’t ask for help.” She continued, “We must Medical College. Dr. Sockolow is board certi- and children are the fastest growing patient kicked off with Steven Podaris, president of improve early treatment that will enable people fied in both pediatrics and pediatric gastroen- group suffering from the disease. The mission the Mental Health Foundation who praised to have healthier and happier lives.” terology and has dedicated work to helping the of CCFA is to find a cure for Crohn’s disease Mrs. Cuomo, a foundation board member, for In 1987, Mrs. Cuomo began the New York lives of children suffering from GI diseases and ulcerative colitis. Since 1967, the CCFA her years of commitment. Podaris gave a little State Mentoring Program, an initiative based on such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. Working has been a leading organization in advocacy background behind the foundation’s It’s Okay the idea that the difference-maker between chil- in the field for almost twenty-five years, she and research efforts for IBD and a support sys- To Talk About It Grant Program, which uses dren who thrived and those that don’t was a car- has seen mass change occur. “One day there tem for children and adults living with IBD. a peer-to-peer approach with young people ing adult. The program was canceled but Mrs. will be a cure for IBD and I will retire but until The organization provides research, educa- suffering with mental health issues. It’s Okay Cuomo began a private program, Mentoring then you can count on me to be there for you tional, and support programs for patients, their emphasizes the message of hope. The grant continued on page 30 and for your children in holding your hand the families, and health care professionals.# MAY/JUN 2014 ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ COLLEGES & GRADuate Schools 19

BOOK REVIEW Baruch College Hosts Employment Review of Raising Global Children and Visual Impairment Conference By Merri Rosenberg students about the field; By Jasmine Bager Preparing American students for Marshall S. Berdan is The blind and visual impairment community a global economy has been a buzz- a former high school recently joined together at Baruch College, for word for more years than I can English teacher and the Seventh Annual Employment and Visual remember, surfacing as a political business journalist who Impairment Conference on Policy and Practice: campaign theme and finding its is now a freelance travel Your Future is Now. Workshops, awards, inspi- way onto school web sites as a writer. Practicing what rational speeches and networking opportunities familiar meme. they preach, the couple were aplenty. Yet, the reality is that despite the has traveled extensively The all-day event took place on the 14th floor elementary schools that, admira- with their twin daugh- at the William and Anita Newman Vertical bly, offer authentic dual-language ters and made sure that Campus Building. Deborah Dagit, retired chief tracks or immersion in another cul- their education—inside, diversity officer and vice president, global ture with enrichment activities, the and outside, the class- diversity and inclusion at Merck, and presi- fact remains that most American room—encompasses a dent of Deb Dagit Diversity, LLC gave the Deborah Dagit with Karen Gourgey students are pitifully prepared to variety of multi-cultural inspirational morning keynote address. Karen compete in a global marketplace. experiences. Gourgey, director of Computer Center for 71 percent of disabilities are not apparent,” she College is simply too late. All the study The authors are quick to point out that rais- Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) at Baruch said. But when she started maneuvering using a abroad and exchange programs can’t make up ing a globally-prepared child doesn’t require College gave the opening remarks. wheelchair when her brittle bones were unable for the reality that students around the world unlimited disposable income, nor is it the prov- Rolling onto the stage with her wheelchair, to lead her with just a cane, she said that people are taught, not only one or two additional lan- ince of the economically and socially elite. As Dagit told the audience what they already treated her as a “Make a Wish Person,” (the guages, from the earliest grades, but are also they write, “Given the great cultural diversity knew—that not much has changed over the organization dedicated to granting the last wish “equipped with what academics and business that can be found here in the United States, it’s decades in the area of corporate diversity. of a dying patient). She managed to defeat those leaders have come to call a global mindset: the not absolutely necessary to go overseas to have She credits her mother for insisting that she naysayers and lead—while also helping to ability to operate comfortably across borders, an authentic global experience.” be placed at a regular school as a child in place 400 people with disabilities into fulltime, cultures, and languages,” as the authors of this Based on surveying about 1,000 professionals California, as it allowed her to have a com- competitive employment, per year. She encour- timely book suggest. who’ve attained success in the global market- petitive education. She spoke of her struggles aged the audience to strive to go beyond even Stacie Nevadomski Berdan works in the places, there are some strategies that can be to earn the respect and attention of those in what they had imagined for themselves. international careers field, counseling compa- adopted by anyone. leadership roles when she earned her degrees The CCVIP Distinguished Service Awards nies on global issues and speaking with college continued on page 23 and wanted to perform higher in jobs. “About continued on page 24

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Barnard College Student What Works Best When It Leadership Awards Comes to Education? NYU Panel discusses options By Patricia Lavelle “Do I really need to know this for the exam?” This question asked frequently by students, especially when final exams loom in the near future, reflects the current “learn to the test (L-R) Julia Qian and Debra Spar and teach to the test” mentality of students Student Leadership Award and teachers in today’s education climate. At Students at Barnard College recently came the third and final installment of this year’s Dean Mary Brabeck and Professor together for a dinner celebration in honor of people tend to underestimate women. “When Education Policy Breakfast series, hosted by Pedro Noguera leadership at their school. Barnard College many of us think about leadership, we tend to New York University’s Steinhardt School of President Debora Spar welcomed her students think—still—of a man, standing on a stage, or Culture, Education, and Human Development, York public school teacher and administrator and praised their leadership skills. rallying a crowd or leading an army into battle. a lively panel discussion ensued over what the and now Deputy Chancellor for Teaching and “This is always one of the loveliest events But, of course, real leadership is much more best testing policies are for our city, state and Learning at the New York City Department of the year although it is bittersweet because varied phenomenon—and a much more subtle nation. This year’s series focused on testing, of Education, provided the discussion within it means saying goodbye to people who have one,” she said. with the previous two sessions focused on a firsthand experience within the Department done so much for Barnard College,” she said. She gave an example of a good leader, “it’s the history of testing, its benefits and conse- of Education, although he was not able to President Spar talked about what it means to not about claiming my idea, it’s about devel- quences. officially comment on the department’s plans be a student at Barnard, a pioneering force in oping our idea,” President Spar said. It is not The morning came alive as discussion heated regarding testing. undergraduate women’s education, since 1889, enough for Barnard students to be smart, and up between panelists, breakfast attendees, mod- In addition, Park Slope principal of P.S. 321, and how the girls have provided a wonderful to do well academically, but it is essential for erator and current Peter L. Angew, Professor Elizabeth Phillips, joined the panel to dis- support system for each other in their clubs, each student to translate ideas into actions by of Education at NYU and former chair of cuss the recent frustrations arising from New community work, classrooms and in life. The engaging those around them. the board of the Oakland school district in York State’s high stakes testing and the state’s simple activity of convincing a classmate to “I am really proud of us for making this com- Oakland, California, Pedro Noguera. Sitting contract with Pearson. Phillips was recently change an idea is an act of leadership. She munity what it is. I suggest for us students to on the panel were Ann Cook, Philip Weinberg, published in the New York Times discussing applauded the work at the College’s Athena keep pushing, keep creating and keep molding and Frank Worrell. Cook, the executive direc- the issues about teachers not being able to Center for Leadership Studies, which is “dedi- Barnard into what we want it to be,” current tor of the New York Performance Standards talk about the recently administered statewide. cated to the advancement of inspired and coura- student and Student Government President, Consortium, maintained her position of per- The gag order that teachers received regarding geous women leaders around the world.” Maddy Popkin said. Among the honorees was formance based evaluations in lieu of high releasing test questions and instructions denies Leadership is one of those tricky things to Julia Qian, a student from Shanghai who has stakes standardized testing. It is this ideal of these educators the opportunity to discuss prob- define, she said. We are living at a time when interned at Education Update and is the mentee education that is at the core of the model for lems with the exam. the need for leadership is vital in all areas of of publisher Dr. Pola Rosen whom she calls her the consortium of 39 New York public high Breakfast attendees gathered in masses society. Despite our advancement in all fields, “New York mom!”# schools Cook oversees. Cook expressed that around the microphones placed in the audience Worrell, professor in the Graduate School to test the panelists on their knowledge and of Education and Psychology Department at opinions on high risk standardized exam prac- TC Academic Festival University of California, Berkley, took a dif- tices. The event could have gone into the early ference stance on the subject at hand. Worrell hours of the following morning if all ques- By Patricia Lavelle spoke in defense of testing, not of any particu- tions had been asked, proving that while much Teachers College recently held its sixth lar test, but rather, of testing as a form of useful has been discussed regarding education, some annual Academic Festival, a day of pro- assessment. Weinberg, an experienced New questions are still left unanswered. # gramming that brings together the Teachers College community in a homecoming-like fashion. The theme of this year’s events

was “Where the Future Comes First,” an Susan Cook accurate title since the festivities featured Carmen Fariña, Chancellor of the New York City public schools as the Phyllis L. Kossoff lecturer. In her speech, entitled Eric Nadelstern the First 100 Days, Fariña addressed the current state of learning and the future of education policy in New York City. A wide array of speakers had been gathered to Susan Cook present on a multitude of subjects, includ- ing some young adult and child friendly presentations. In addition, the Alumni Council hosted its Distinguished Alumni Luncheon, which honored five TC alumni, including James Gordon, EdD., David W. Johnson, Ed.D., professor at University of Southern California; Deborah Kenny, Ph.D., Head of Harlem Village Academies in NYC; Kate Parry, Ed.D., Hunter College (L-R) Distinguished Award Winners Eric with years of teaching in Uganda; Eric Shyman, Kate Parry, David Johnson, James (L-R) Carmen Fariña, Chancellor of NYC Deparment of Education, Shyman, Ed.D., professor of special educa- Gordon, & Deborah Kenny Susan Fuhrman, President, Teachers College, Phyllis Kossoff tion at Molloy College. # MAY/JUN 2014 ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ Education update 21

THE ETHICS COLUMN LAW & EDUCATION The Nurse Practitioners Are In Are College Football Players By Jacob M. Appel, MD JD A provision of this year’s New York State Students or College Employees? budget agreement, largely unnoticed beyond By Arthur Katz, JD the medical community, may have transforma- tive ramifications for the delivery of health- Recently, the Chicago Regional Director of care, especially in underserved communi- the National Labor Relations Board ruled that ties: Starting on January 1, 2015, the Nurse scholarship football players at Northwestern Practitioners Modernization Act will permit University are employees under the National nurse practitioners to provide care without Labor Relations Act. Although this ruling, a supervising physician. Seventeen mostly if ultimately upheld, could have far reaching smaller and western states already allow NPs implications, I do not intend to focus on these such autonomy. The nation’s 113,000 NPs, implications, but on the basis for the ruling. who have been eligible for Medicare reim- Northwestern is a NCAA Division 1 school. bursement at non-hospital clinics since 1997, The football staff, in addition to having a head increasingly offer services traditionally per- football coach, also has a director of foot- formed by internists and family physicians. ball operations, a director of player personnel, Not surprisingly, advocacy groups for medi- a director of player development, nine full- cal doctors, including the AMA, have objected time assistant coaches, four graduate assistant to this encroachment on their professional turf. coaches, five full-time strength coaches, two Their objections are grounded in concerns over full-time video staff employees, two adminis- the level of training that NPs receive. However, 2,710 practice in metropolitan New York City trative assistants and various interns. None of in the primary care setting, the data suggests and 40 in Wyoming. Some of this shortage is the football staff is considered to be part of the that NPs and MDs produce similar outcomes. alleviated by foreign medical school graduates academic faculty. An extensive Columbia University study, for who serve residencies at American hospitals, Although the Northwestern football play- instance, found that both at six months and at but then must return to their home countries. ers are matriculating students, the NLRB two years, patients treated by NPs did as well While the last decade has seen efforts to determined that those players who receive as those treated by MDs, and even demon- increase the number of medical school slots, it grant-in-aid scholarships were “employed” by strated lower blood pressures. A recent report will take years for this supply to catch up with Northwestern as athletes, and that attending The athletic department (not the admissions in Health Affairs also noted that care provided the needs of an increasingly aging population. Northwestern as academic students was sec- office or the financial aid office) “awards” by NPs may prove less costly, as they are prone Nurse practitioners are not the only health- ondary. football scholarships, which are not need- to order fewer expensive and unnecessary tests. care professionals looking for expanded pow- The NCAA rules limit “countable athletically based, as are other scholarships awarded by For many indigent or homebound patients in ers. Psychologists continue to seek prescribing related activities” to 20 hours a week during the Northwestern. Scholarships are paid solely in underserved communities, especially in upstate rights, which they already possess in New regular football season and spring football prac- exchange for participating in the football pro- New York, the choice is not between seeing an Mexico and Louisiana. In some states, but not tice and to 8 hours a week during the remainder gram, and include full tuition, tutoring, fees and MD or an NP; it is between seeing an NP or New York, midwives are still required to have of the off-season. However, many activities are books, room and board, and certain incidentals. receiving less care. Since NPs must operate licensing agreements with obstetricians. While not included in the counted hours such as man- As a result of the foregoing factors, among within a limited “scope of practice,” little fear the floor for admission to these professions may datory training meetings, “voluntary” weight others, the NLRB found that “it is clear schol- exists that they will be performing neurosurgery indeed be lower than for admission into medical conditioning and strength training, training tape arship players devote the bulk of their time and or organ transplants without training. school, that may be because the floor for admis- review, travel and “voluntary” practices. energy towards the football services they pro- The need for NPs is not a result of market sion to medical school is inappropriately high, Northwestern football players are subject to vide” and “the fact that the players undoubtedly forces. Rather, it is the direct product of an impeding the career opportunities of many strict and exacting control throughout the entire learn great life lessons from participating on the artificial doctor shortage partially created by promising clinicians. What matters to most year, commencing with training camp 6 weeks football team and take with them important val- MDs themselves. No new medical schools patients is the knowledge, availability and bed- before the academic year, during which players ues such as character, dedication, perseverance, opened in the United States between 1982 and side manner of their provider, not the sequence may be engaged in football related activities and team work, is insufficient to show that their 2000, largely as a result of pressure from exist- of letters after that individual’s name.# from as early as 5:45 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. relationship with [Northwestern] is primarily ing physicians to keep competition low—and Jacob Appel is a Harvard trained attorney, Once school begins, players do not commence an academic one.” reimbursement high. Moreover, many doctors a Columbia-Presbyterian educated physician regular classes for several weeks, to enable The NLRB distinguished its 2004 Brown choose to settle in lucrative urban markets. Of who is completing a residency in psychiatry at them to devote 40 to 50 hours per week to foot- University decision regarding graduate teaching the nation’s 25,000 psychiatrists, for example, Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC. ball related activities. Players may spend an assistants, who were held to not be “employ- additional 25 hours over a weekend traveling to ees” of Brown, on several grounds including and from the game, in meetings and competing (i) the status of teaching assistants as primarily in the game. students whose research and teaching was a Graduation Around the Nation After the end of the season, players still are core element of their academic degree require- By Wagner Mendoza speeches inspire the soon-to-be college gradu- expected to devote significant time to football ments, and (ii) the relationship of graduate Thousands of commencement speeches are ates to strive for a better future. related activities and although some of these students with the academic faculty.# given yearly in colleges around the world. Some of the top-tier universities in New activities (including conditioning, weight train- Arthur Katz, a corporate attorney, is a mem- The top colleges and universities in the United York will graduate their students in the coming ing and review and discussion of game tapes) ber of the New York City law firm Otterbourg States seem as though they are in constant weeks of May. Often, the speeches are avail- are “voluntary”, it is unusual for a player to not P.C. and the editor of the Law & Education competition with each other to designate the able online. actively participate. section of Education Update. more successful, affluent, and popular, keynote Upcoming Commencements and Keynote speaker/s. The keynote speakers for commence- Speakers: - Stanford University, Bill and Melinda Gates of General Motors ment ceremonies are usually accomplished aca- - Barnard College, Cecile Richards, Planned - Harvard University, Michael R. Bloomberg, - New York University, Janet Yellen, the first demics, entrepreneurs, or celebrities invited by Parenthood President Former New York City mayor woman to serve as chair of the board of gover- the student body of the school. Usually spoken - The University of California, Los Angeles, - Cornell University, David J. Skorton, nors of the Federal Reserve System # to motivate and ignite a spark in the hearts of Randy Schekman, 2013 Nobel Prize winner in Cornell President Wagner Mendoza is a high school senior in the candidates for graduation, commencement physiology and medicine and UCLA Alumnus - University of Michigan, Mary Barra, CEO Queens and is entering NYU in the fall. 22 COLLEGES & GRADuate Schools ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MAY/JUN 2014 Charter Schools Born Out of Frustration By Dr. Jerry Cammarata public school classrooms must wait for long the issue! To see one lucky parent cry because The controversy over charter schools was periods of time. What message does this send the charter school her child is in may be taken born out of frustration at the turn of the century. to the public school students—the have and away pales in comparison to the thousands The New York City Board of Education could the have nots? The public school students are of parents who cry every day because their not get its hands around student achievement. losers again. children are not getting a good education in The school system (as it still is) was a vast insti- Even with the UFT in the game of charter the surrounding public schools—and cannot tution of haves and have nots and leaving more schools, you would think it would employ the do anything about it. The public school parents kids behind than ever before. Graduation rates best of its collective competencies, rather, it are the losers. were dismal and something needed to be done. has struggled with its East New York charter So that leads us to the UFT. The UFT should The public school students were the losers. school, producing students with poor grades. be calling the existing charter schools to task. The Central Board hired Rudy Crew as The UFT should not be a loser. The UFT IS the New York City Department of Chancellor and we thought he and Mayor Charter schools are like trickle-down eco- Education and as a partner it should demand Giuliani would make ground breaking strides to nomics. Charter schools have done little to that the performance indicators of every charter reverse the educational disparity in the nation’s change the landscape of the public school sys- school (as well as their own charter schools largest school system. Mayor Giuliani and I met tem as we thought it would. There has been no and every public school) be provided to the forming neighbor school exists, they must be with Mayor John Norquist of Milwaukee, to substantive collaboration during the Bloomberg Department of Education as part of an improve- assured that our school system has an extraor- see his Charter Schools in action. We thought it Administration that has transformed our pub- ment standards program and that the superin- dinary portfolio of value from Harlem to Port would be a good idea for New York City. lic schools of New York City into temples of tendents of school districts conduct staff devel- Richmond, and there is a cooperative hand Mayor Giuliani did not take his pilot idea of teaching and learning. Are the public school opment around new and innovative teaching extended from the Mayor’s office, to the teach- charter schools lightly. It was not a program students second rate citizens? The public school methods achieved. I bet that, in the hands of ers, administrators, parents and the prize of the concept to replace public education, and it was students are the losers. our competent UFT teachers, we can produce system, the students. This must be a Win-Win not a union-breaking vehicle placed on high We are in a mess. A ten-fold proliferation of valued innovative teaching methods, leading situation. If we are talking about this a decade speed. Rather, Mayor Giuliani wanted charter charter schools and nothing to show for it at the to success in our public schools across the five from now, WE are the losers! schools to be a beacon of experimentation to Department of Education; nationally, in 2010, boroughs. The UFT should stand alongside More Charter schools is not the answer. If show what could be done, require those charter Margaret Raymond, a Stanford economist the Mayor on this issue. The UFT can be the public schools are broke, we must fix them. schools to share their success with the public indicated only 17 percent of charter schools Winner! Our New York City universities are educating school system and for the public school sys- achieved higher examination scores compared I have come to regret my decision to support some magnificent future teachers and I am sure tem to glean areas of value. Unfortunately, the to the public schools. Let’s call it what it has charter schools when I was a member of the they are ready to get the job done. Let’s be more bureaucracy of the Board of Education was so become—A Charter School cottage industry Central Board of Education. careful when we apply a principle—let’s ask a entrenched that the charter schools came into growing out of a seed of good intention and Mayor de Blasio is not only right for trying principal first.# being, and they never shared their successes cannibalized by self-serving interests. Yet, I to amend the proliferation of charter schools, Dr. Jerry Cammarata is currently the Chief (or failures) because there was no mandatory concede there are a few charter schools produc- he is on firm educational ground—even if Operating Officer and Dean of Student Affairs requirement to do so. ing great results, as witnessed by the Harlem harsh rhetoric gets articulated and a step back at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - And what about those school buildings, Success Academy 4. It is one of New York might need to be taken. The movement toward Middletown. He is the Former Member of the which house charter and public schools togeth- State’s highest performing schools. However, further privatization of education is wrong. Central Board of Education & Commissioner er today? The charter schools often get new what is its influence on the surrounding low Parents deserve a voice in their public schools of the Department of Youth and Community construction for their classrooms while the performing public schools in Harlem—that’s once again, they must not fear that a poor per- Development.

Phyllis Kossoff Lecture Presents A Quarter Million Dollar Colgate President Ian M. Cook Gift To Queensborough By Yehuda Bayme ommunity ollege The ninth annual Burton C C Kossoff Business Leadership Inspired to help support scientific research and lived and worked. Lecture Series was held recent- resources for students in the Science Technologies, “Pak, who was one of six siblings, was the only ly at Baruch College’s Zicklin Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Academy, member of his family to attend college,” said his School of Business. This year’s Dr. Amy Wong has awarded a $250,000 gift to the widow. “His immigrant journey to America was speaker was Ian M. Cook, Queensborough Community College Fund, Inc. truly remarkable and he always felt a strong bond President and Chief Executive in memory of her late husband, Dr. Pak (Peter) with his students, knowing that many of them Officer of Colgate-Palmolive. Wong (1935- 2014), who was a Professor in the shared a similar experience.” Mr. C ook addressed the audi- Department of Chemistry at the college for more A significant percentage of outstanding students ence about specific concerns a than 30 years, three as Chair. at Queensborough are first-generation college stu- company needs to be aware of Although Amy and her late husband Pak both dents who persevere to obtain a quality education, in order to stay successful. His studied at several other institutions of higher no matter what obstacles they might face. They company, Colgate-Palmolive, learning, they frequently spoke of the special represent some 80 nationalities from over 100 is an over 200 year old consum- place that Queensborough held in their hearts countries around the world. er packaged goods organization as a community college because of its strong Dr. Wong was born in 1935 in the city of that has grown to make tens of (L-R) Ian Cook, President of Colgate Pamolive, commitment to diversity, mentorship and quality Zhongshan, China. As a youth, he was not par- billions of dollars a year, with Phyllis Kossoff, Mitchel Wallerstern education. ticularly interested in school; however, he was a products in 220 countries, and Indeed, Pak was deeply grateful to America voracious reader and taught himself English by over 38,000 employees. His company exempli- Air Force Veteran, who was the founder and for allowing him to achieve exceptional schol- pouring through issues of Reader’s Digest. fies the values needed to be active in the global CEO of Burton Packaging Co., Inc., and an arly success, and he expressed his gratitude in a Dr. Wong went on to Kings High School in market. officer of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of uniquely American way by dedicating himself Hong Kong where he discovered his passion for Phyllis Kossoff created the lecture series in Greater New York. to making a difference not only in teaching and chemistry. He was determined to travel over- 2003 in loving memory of her husband, Burton, President Cook has helped Colgate-Palmolive research opportunities for his students, but also seas to continue his studies in the sciences. His a Baruch Alumnus and World War Two U.S. continued on page 31 making a difference in the communities where he continued on page 23 MAY/JUN 2014 ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ Education update 23 Performing Medicine: Cahn Fellows at Teacher’s College A Day of the Arts Hone Principals’ Skills By Jasmine Bager Rare Book Reading Room The worlds of medicine and the arts and Gladys Brooks Book came together for a spring festival, & Paper Conservation hosted by The New York Academy Laboratory. of Medicine. The all-day event, The Center for the GREETINGS FROM EDUCATION UPDATE! “Performing Medicine,” explored the History of Medicine and themes of interrelationships of medi- Public Health’s mission is cine, health and the performing arts. “to preserve and promote Actors, dancers, doctors and musi- the heritage of medicine PLEASE CHOOSE BETWEEN AD A OR B BELOW. cians all took part at the Hosack Hall, and public health, explore art deco auditorium. the connections between Performers included Dr. Richard history, the humanities Kogan with a musical performance and contemporary medi- PLEASE CALL US TO LET US KNOW WHICH AD YOU and lecture on creative genius and Richard Kogan cal, health policy and psychiatric illness; Brian Lobel on public health concerns, and WISH(L-R) TO Chuck RUN. Cahn, Founder, Martha Polin, Cahn Fellow 2014, his comedic adventures as a cancer patient; make the history of medicine and public health Lily Woo, Incoming Program Director Parkinson’s coach and dancer Pamela Quinn on accessible to public and scholarly audiences.” reading bodies; David Leventhal with DANCE The New York Academy of Medicine library Transcribed By Yehuda Bayme FOR PD from Mark Morris Dance Group/ was founded in 1847, and contains more than ChuckPLEASE Cahn, Founder CALL of the Cahn917-375-0497. Fellows Brooklyn Parkinson Group, and Mount Sinai’s 550,000 volumes, including approximately Program at Teachers College, welcomed his Academy for Medicine and the Humanities on 32,000 items in the rare book and historical remarkable cohort of principals saying, “You the art of listening. Dr. Danielle Ofri lead a collections. The Library is one of the larg- are now the 12th cohort of principals. You will panel and musicians from Weill Cornell’s Music est medical collections in the US open to the start the program with a trip to Gettysburg, and Medicine Initiative and provided musical general public, to whom it has been available which marked one of the most pivotal points in interludes. Tours were available to the Coller since 1878.# the history of our country and is a cornerstone of our program. You will find that it will be the In the early 70’s, Pak applied for a post-doctoral pivotal point for you. Then you will spend a Queensborough residency scholarship at Brookhaven National week and a half here at Teacher’s College with continued from page 22 Research Laboratory. There, as a Research our faculty.Math There will be a lot ofPower conversations tutoringChuck Cahn, Founder Associate, he co-published six scientific papers that will get you to reflect on your leadership devoted mother, unable to read or write herself, on the topic of physical chemistry. style, why Helpingyou do what you Student do, probably Sthings ex celthe in:reflections and the value of sharing your encouraged her son to save his money to pursue During this period, he was appointed assistant you haven’tSATs, thought AP-Calculus, about before Regents,and some GMAT,learning GRE,with others ISEE, that GED, was at theIB heart of my his dream of getting an education. Eventually, he professor in the Department of Chemistry at ways we could do things differently. You will success as a principal and at the heart of this was able to travel to Australia where he obtained Queensborough Community College. His capac- find that youAlgebra, have two Geometry, faculties, the TCTrigonometry, faculty program, Precalculus, she reflected. Calculus, Vec- his Bachelor’s in Science degree from New South ity to understand the academic needs of his and the facultytor Calculus, at these two Advanced tables, and Calculus, you Professor Statistics, Nancy Probability, Streim, Associate Finite VP at Wales University of Technology, in 1962. And students was coupled with his vision to introduce will find theMathematics, opportunity to Business talk freely Mathematics,about Teachers ProblemCollege spoke Solving to the cohort:Skills “I know it was in Australia where he met his wife, Amy, new technology, promote undergraduate research whatever is on your mind. You will work with you are embarking on an incredible journey. who at the time was enrolled at the University and open doors for aspiring women instructors in a mentor. You will work on a project for the The Cahn Fellows Program is a wonderful Our Students Have Been Accepted To: Columbia U., Harvard U., U. of A of Sydney. the department. course of the year. Finally you will provide a opportunity and I know that you are going to In 1965, they left Australia and came to the U.S. “Pak was one of the finest chemists that ever presentationPennsylvania, in June, for U. the of Virginia,work you Bronx have Highlearn School and grow of Science, and prosper, Stuyvesant make H.S.new friends, where Dr. Wong was accepted at the University served our college,” said Paris D. Svoronos, a done throughout the year.” Cahn went on to say, have life-long partners that grow out of this of Wisconsin-Madison to earn a master’s degree. distinguished Professor of the Department of “One of ourWith pioneers Individualized is here, Lily Woo, Approach who experience. I can feel the excitement and ten- He pursued his graduate work with Dr. John Chemistry for over 30 years. “We shared a vision has been More! No Math Fear aCall: principal (646) for twenty-four 584-9701 years. Lily sionTel: in (212) the air 988-1524as this is just the beginning. E. Willard, a prominent radiation chemist. to expand the department and to create more was in our first cohort in the year 2003-2004. “I could never be a principal because the job Afterwards, he earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from research opportunities for students, irrespective of One of the former participants underscored you do is the hardest in education. You are the the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1968. their backgrounds.”# her appreciation at having a group of smart col- group of people that do it with such passion. leagues. It’s the relationships and the actions, You are the future of our educational system.”# out into a world that extends well beyond our Raising Global Children own borders. Although the target audience for this book continued from page 19 is parents, classroom teachers could certainly These include studying at least a sec- apply some of the suggestions to enrich their Math Power Tutoring ond language from elementary school; travel environment. It’s clear that the responsibility within the United States, as well as outside its for preparing children for the world they’ll Fear Math No More! With Individualized Approach borders; discuss current world events at the compete in as adults belongs to all of us. Helping StudentS excel in: family dinner table; host foreign exchange As the authors urge persuasively,“ Exposing students; attend cultural events, like music, children to a wide variety of cultural experi- SAts, Ap-calculus, Regents, gMAt, gRe, iSee, ged, iB Algebra, dance, film and art exhibits, that feature other ences will help them become more aware of geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus, Vector calculus, Ad- cultures, and even eat at ethnic restaurants. the world beyond our borders, minimize the vanced calculus, Statistics, probability, Finite Mathematics, Business What matters more than acquiring specific fear of the unknown, and encourage them to language skills (although they are undeni- think critically about global issues.” # Mathematics, problem Solving Skills ably important), is encouraging a mind set Book by Stacie Nevadomski Berdan and Our Students Have Been Accepted to: columbia u., Harvard u., u. of in your children that celebrates diversity and Marshall S. Berdan. Published by American B pennsylvania, u. of Virginia, Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant H.S. difference, cultivating their sense of curios- Council on the Teaching of Foreign ity, and developing their confidence and Languages( ACTFL). November 2013: 240 independence that truly allows them to move pp. Cell: (646) 584-9701 Tel: (212) 988-1524 24 spotlight on schools ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MAY/JUN 2014

Baruch College Vision International and their MagniLink Dwight Schools & Shanghai Qibao Student text-to-speech device, the Flick robot- continued from page 19 ic near/far camera with speech from Sight HS Launch Global Education were then given out to the Dean of School Enhancement Systems, HIMS Inc, and their of Public Affairs at Baruch College, David product E-bot and Candy HD. Vis-Ability The Dwight Schools, a global network of ful life. The formal establishment of Shanghai Birdsell, whose wife accepted it on his behalf; promoted their products for low vision and independent International Baccalaureate (IB) Qibao Dwight High School is not only a Julie Jansen, freelance corporate consultant and blindness, including video magnifiers, reading World Schools spanning three continents, in landmark event for New York and Shanghai career coach, and Iris Rosen, LCSW, director, machines, screen reading software, refreshable partnership with Shanghai Qibao High School, to deepen international cooperation, but also social work at SUNY College of Optometry, Braille and literacy software, and BraillerDepot announce the fall 2014 opening of the Shanghai a landmark in deepening the reform of basic University Eye Center both accepted their showed their handheld devices for those with Qibao Dwight High School, the first, inde- education in Shanghai.” awards in person. All winners in that category trouble reading small print. pendent, Chinese-American collaborative high The Dwight Schools are among the world’s are members of the CCVIP board of advisors. Boaz Zilberman, founder and CEO of school in China. Approved by the Shanghai finest IB educators with campuses in New The crowd then broke away into five dif- Project-Ray flew in from Israel, to present the Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai York, London, Seoul, and on Vancouver ferent morning workshops, which occurred world’s first Smartphone with advanced mobile Qibao Dwight High School will be the first Island. Dwight was selected as a partner by the simultaneously on the same floor, in intimate technology for initiative eye-free operation, in Sino-foreign cooperatively run high school in Shanghai Education Committee for its 141-year classroom settings. Conference volunteers, the afternoon workshop session. “There is a Shanghai officially approved by the Ministry of track record of success in delivering a personal- wearing light blue t-shirts, helped those partici- void in eye-free interfaces, that don’t require Education of China. ized, world-class education and for excellence pants who were blind or with low vision—and any visual. How inefficient is the technol- The new Shanghai Qibao Dwight High in teaching the academically vigorous IB cur- their guide dogs—find their way to the work- ogy now—very few people use them,” he said. School, located in the Minhang district, is a riculum, recognized as the “gold standard” shop that they had signed up for in advance. Project Ray is an app that allows users to swipe three-year, full-time bilingual boarding school worldwide. Dwight was the first school in the The workshops included: “ObamaCare for to activate the use of a menu, contact list and for students in grades 10-12. An IB World U.S. to offer the comprehensive IB curriculum New Yorkers: Understanding the Affordable voice command, which controls all aspects. It School candidate, Shanghai Qibao Dwight (Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Act,” presented by the Honorable Richard is better suited for someone with visual impair- High School will introduce a new model of Programs) for students from preschool through Gottfried, chair, committee on health, NY State ment, he said. education in China, integrating an interna- grade 12. Assembly; “Employers Perspectives on Hiring Other afternoon workshops included: tional perspective with courses from Chinese In the first year, Shanghai Qibao Dwight High People with Vision Loss,” presented by Kyle “Accessible New York: Lessons Learned, compulsory education, including Chinese lan- School anticipates enrolling 100 students from Goodridge, senior vice president, global work- PASS Coalition Update,” moderated by Vincent guage, history, math, geography, and politics. Shanghai and 50 from other areas of China for force diversity at Citigroup, Inc., “Arts, Leisure Cuccia, Planet Pepper, board of advisors, Students will have the option to participate in its tenth-grade class. International students will and Travel—Accessible Art in NYC,” moder- CCVIP, “Employment Success Stories,” moder- the Shanghai academic proficiency exams; and also be encouraged to apply. In future, when ated by Sandy Kupprat, project director at ated by Debbie Fiderer, coordinator, community graduates will be eligible to receive a Dwight the school is at full capacity, an estimated 1,000 NYU center for health, identity, behavior and services program, Helen Keller National Center School diploma, a Shanghai Qibao High School students will fill all three grades. Highly quali- prevention studies, as well as representatives for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and CCVIP joint diploma, and an IB diploma (pending fied Chinese and international teachers are join- from several art museums in the city, “JAWS conference committee member, “Trains, Planes, authorization), enabling them to apply to top- ing the faculty; and the school will be managed 15 and Windows 8 Tablet,” which explained Boats and More: The Low Vision Traveler,” tier universities anywhere in the world. jointly by administrators from both Shanghai the capabilities of the device, and “Low Vision presented by Cheryl Echevarria, owner of “We are delighted that Dwight was selected to Qibao High School and Dwight School, ensur- Evaluations at SUNY Eye Center,” presented Echevarria Travel and “Meet the Commission,” partner with the esteemed Qibao High School, ing that students benefit from the expertise of by Rebecca Marinoff, OD, FAAO, assistant presented by Ana Duraes, district manager, a highly respected leader in Shanghai with a both partners. clinical professor, low vision residency supervi- White Plains, NYSCB. network of 12 schools,” said Stephen Spahn, Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School looks sor at SUNY University Eye Center. Conference planning organizers Nancy Chancellor of The Dwight Schools. “Dwight forward to building an enriching student The Breaking Barriers Awards took place O’Connell and Shawn Zahn have been planning is committed to educating the next generation exchange program as well as online collabo- after a brief lunch intermission. Moderated by this event all year. “We have a wonderful mix of of global leaders and to forging innovative col- rations with Dwight global campuses in New Craig Wolfson, Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates, people here; professionals in the field and from laborative relationships with those who want to York, London, Seoul, and on Vancouver Island. P.C., employer recipients, Association for the different organizations. We will have a recap bring shared value to students through educa- The Dwight Schools are dedicated to ignit- Visually Impaired (AVI), Vis-Ability Inc., and discuss what didn’t work and what worked tion. We look forward to working closely and ing the spark of genius in every child, and rest Michael Parker, Helen Keller National Center, later on, and we take the evaluations (collected creatively with Qibao’s expert administration on three pillars: personalized learning, com- Kris Agency, Mahadai Deoki and Judith from the participants) seriously,” they said. and faculty to design a model school that offers munity, and global vision. With campuses in Lauterstein, Lighthouse Guild, CUNY, Patricia The event was sponsored by Baruch College the best of Chinese and IB thinking, preparing New York, London, Seoul, and on Vancouver Bianchi, VISIONS, Healing Arts Initiative, The Continuing and Professional Studies and graduates for success in higher education and Island, The Dwight Schools educate 2,000 stu- Catholic Guild for the Blind, The Jericho School of Public Affairs, Computer Center for the global marketplace.” dents representing over 40 countries. Graduates Project and the Helen Keller Services for Visually Impaired People, The New York State “We highly appreciate Dwight’s educational attend such leading colleges and universities the Blind, Executive Cleaning Services, all Commission for the Blind, Rosicki, Rosicki & concept of ‘igniting the spark of genius in every worldwide as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, were honored. In addition, the Louise Tropp Associates P.C., Interpublic Group, The Hidden child’,” said Qiu Zhonghai, the Principal of Stanford, NYU, Oxford, and the University Volunteer Service Award was presented to City Café, Helen Keller National Center Qibao Middle School. “It is our deep wish to of Edinburgh. Dwight School, located on Brenda Farley individually, and the Matthew for Deaf-Blind Youth & Adults and Joseph create a superb international school fusing the Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and Dwight P. Sapolin Visionary Award was presented indi- A. LaRosa. The Metropolitan Placement essence of Chinese and Western education, to School London are IB Open World Schools, vidually to Arnie Kramer, recently retired dis- Consortium organized the Breaking Barriers bring new sparks of wisdom for the develop- two of only six originally selected from 3,700 trict manager at the NY State Commission for Awards, and VISIONS Services for the Blind ment of China-U.S. education, and to prepare IB World Schools to pilot IB education online.# the Blind. and Visually Impaired’s Blindline. students who choose the school for a wonder- For several hours, vendors displayed their The next event will be held at Baruch College products at the exhibit area. Those represen- on March 27, 2015. tatives included: Baruch’s CCVIP, Andrew For more information, and for the complete CAREERS Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, list of speakers, moderators and presenters, visit Architecture Student CTECH, promoting their new products, Low www.Baruch.Cuny.edu/ccvip # college-level summer programs, she decided on nomical reasons. In 10 years, I will have acquired By Jazmine Barana works as an architect influenced her decision to her major. She would like to share her passion of my architectural license in the US, Canada, and Native New Yorker Vanessa Tai is an archi- pursue a degree in architecture. She worked for architecture in Hong Kong, where her family is Germany. Luckily, the college I attend holds tecture student at the Cooper Union, School for The Cooper Union as a student helper and as originally from. a strong principle of free education; therefore Advancements in Science and Art, pursuing her an assistant for an artist. Tai pursued art in high “I decided architecture suited me for its con- everyone who is accepted, receives a full tuition professional bachelor’s degree. Her father who school and, through an encouraged push towards cepts and design processes, aside from socio-eco- for all five years of attendance,” Tai said. # MAY/JUN 2014 ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ Education update 25 Dr. James P. Comer Appointed to Dr. Charlotte Frank Honored President’s Advisory Commission at the American Friends By Cynthia R. Savo White House Initiative on of Yeshivot Bnei Akiva President Barack Obama has Educational Excellence for appointed Dr. James P. Comer, the African Americans to help The 35th annual Scholarship of Jewish Studies at Orot Maurice Falk Professor of Child accelerate national efforts to and Tribute Dinner was Yehuda, Efrat. Psychiatry at the Yale Child Study support African-American recently held for the For over 75 years, the Center and the founder and direc- students. President Obama American Friends of Yeshivot Yeshivot Bnei Akiva of tor of the School Development appointed Dr. Freeman A. Bnei Akiva. Honorees Israel has become the largest Program, to the President’s Hrabowski III, president of Nira and Ken Abramowitz, religious Zionist educational Advisory Commission on the University of Maryland, Guests of Honor, and Dr. network of schools in Israel. Educational Excellence for African Baltimore County, as the Charlotte Frank, recipient of By teaching Jewish values Americans. Dr. Comer and the Commission’s chair. the Educational Leadership and principles, the students other Commission members will “I am honored that Award, are each well known gain a mature level of under- advise the President and Secretary President Obama has throughout the Jewish com- standing of their heritage, of Education Arne Duncan “on appointed me to his munity. “Their contributions with 73 schools servicing ways to advance federal programs Advisory Commission,” to the people of Israel should serve as inspira- more than 24,000 students each year, shaping that improve educational opportu- said Comer. “It was my tion to us,” stated Ido Aharoni, consul general. and molding the future of the Jewish State. nities for African Americans, increase partici- belief 50 years ago that the focus of research The event was in honor of the late Marvin and Students come from varied ethnic and econom- pation of the African American community in and intervention in African-American educa- Renee Herskowitz a’l, whose names are linked ic backgrounds, with the hope that each will go federal agency programs, and engage stake- tion should be on excellence and potentials through the dedication of the Department on to become leaders. # holders in a national dialogue on the mission.” more than deficit; and should use a holistic and President Obama said, “These fine public public health approach. This led to my desire servants bring both a depth of experience and to improve schools and education, especially tremendous dedication to their new roles. Our for children who have been closed out of the High School Ranks Number One nation will be well-served by these men and social and economic mainstream. I look for- women, and I look forward to working with ward to collaborating with Dr. Hrabowski and in Financial Literacy them in the months and years to come.” the other Commission members to provide the On July 26, 2012 President Barack Obama President and Secretary Duncan with our col- By Jasmine Bager fied in the last five years. “Our Initiatives are signed the Executive Order that created the lective knowledge, wisdom, and experience.”# Held during National Financial Literacy built on five pillars—relevancy, real world expe- Month, The New York Stock Exchange Euronext riences, strong partnerships, volunteerism, and hosted the second annual “100 Best W!se High evaluation,” according to W!se. Schools Teaching Personal Finance” awards at Ryann Carlson, who received a perfect score John Dewey HS Expands their headquarters on Wall Street. With almost when she took the test while a student at Lake 1,000 schools involved from 34 states, Passaic City High School, Coeur d’Alene, ID, has since Marine io olunteers County Technical Institute’s (PCTI), NJ, earned graduated and is now an aspiring educator, B V the top spot this year. Two other New Jersey enrolled at the University of Missouri. Current By Lane Rosen bring science, technology, and education to the schools placed in the top 30, as did nine from High School for Math, Science and Engineering Every year, John Dewey High School (JDHS) larger community. New York State. Other top schools came from senior, Max Drogin, represented NY students. Marine Biology students try to expand marine In terms of serving the community, JDHS Indiana, Utah, Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Both Carlson and Drogin explained that the environmental education to include the outdoor HOSA (Health Occupations) students along Nebraska, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois and South course—and test—taught them how to budget environment by organizing coastal cleanups with JDHS faculty promote cancer awareness Carolina. and to ask themselves, “Is this daily cup of cof- along Coney Island Creek in Kaiser Park. JDHS by tabling at public events like our Kaiser Park “We created the Financial Literacy Certification fee at the cafe really worth it?” They both stated works with the staff of Partnerships for Parks cleanups. Several of our students and staff are Program to address the chronic lack of financial that the financial knowledge gained from the and a local partner group, the Friends of Kaiser cancer survivors sharing their personal stories to literacy among young people,” said Phyllis P. instructors was useful, not just for their resumes, Park who have supported hundreds of local educate the Coney Island Community. Further, Frankfort, president and CEO of W!se. “It is but also because they were “financially illiterate” volunteers who want to play an active role in HOSA students have organized several autism imperative that all students receive personal before joining the course. maintaining the park and its waterfront. These walks to promote autism awareness. financial education before they graduate high Knowing that high school gymnasiums across types of partnerships help make the cleanup JDHS Robotics placed 12th among NYC school, so they have the knowledge and skills the US are decorated with sports banners, which days easier for the students and teachers because teams this year. The students have built and to help break the cycle of poverty, make wise are visual measurements of success, W!se they provide tools, supplies and on-site support. held robotics demonstrations at Kaiser Park financial decisions and be on a path to financial handed out banners to each winning school The students themselves show leadership by events such as “It’s My Park Day”, as a way to wellbeing.” in attendance. Bruce Kasman, chief econo- organizing and managing information tables expand the local audiences and interest in tech- Now in its 11th year, the award-winning pro- mist, managing director and head of economic during the cleanup projects. The students have nology and engineering. The team built an ROV gram provides teachers with a curriculum and research, JPMorgan Chase served as keynote set-up marine fossil displays, marine-related arts under a Partnerships for Parks grant to clean up instructional resources to teach personal finance speaker and Duncan L. Niederauer, president and crafts projects, and water quality experi- the bottom of the creek and take underwater and to measure student knowledge. It is the first of IntercontinentalExchange Group and CEO, ments. They use these opportunities to share pictures. such ranking in the country and aims to prepare NYSE, and James Abry, chief financial officer, information about the dangers of pollution. Last JDHS science students will host a free tree students for the “real world” by teaching them to SCP Worldwide and vice chair at W!se, also fall Partnerships for Parks, through its Catalyst giveaway on Sunday May 4th working in part- become financially literate. Participating schools spoke to the audience. Program, and a Parsons School consultant, nership with NYRP, Partnerships for Parks and administer W!se’s standardized Financial Dr. Charlotte Frank, senior advisor, research offered JDHS an opportunity to participate in Friends of Kaiser Park. Large numbers of trees Literacy Certification (CFL) Test to its students. and development at McGraw-Hill Education, an urban waterfront planning and development were lost to Super Storm Sandy in Coney Island Teachers have access to training, educational Michael Breit, partner at EisnerAmper LLP, project where the students became urban plan- and the event will help restore trees in the Coney resources, pre-tests, and online practice tests. both on the W!se board of directors, presented ners for their local park. We are hopeful that Island community and raise awareness about Developed in 2003, the program has expanded awards to the top schools. Steve Wheeler, direc- experiences working in the park can turn youth the need for tree replanting in Kaiser Park and nationally and has been widely recognized for its tor of education at the NYSE and Deborah into urban planning and marine professionals. throughout NYC.# success, including the US Treasury Department’s Smith, senior VP community affairs manager, Through our youth, and because of local water- Lane Rosen is a science teacher at John John Sherman Award for Excellence in Financial at Wells Fargo Foundation, presented additional front access, we are fulfilling our mission to Dewey High School in Brooklyn. Education. So far, 678 students have been certi- awards. # 26 MUSEUMS AS EDUCATORS ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MAY/JUN 2014 Italian Futurism: Reconstructing Superb Anders Zorn Exhibit at the Universe, Guggenheim Museum National Academy Museum By Sybil Maimin brush strokes, attention to light, and a keen eye The artist Anders Zorn was clearly a man of produced wonderfully atmospheric canvases. his time. In 90 beautiful and telling works in Skilled in several art mediums, Zorn made the exhibit, “Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master almost 300 etchings early in his career, partici- Painter,” at the National Academy Museum, pating in the revival of that art form. An impres- the values and sensibilities of Europe and sive group of these boldly worked, parallel and Photo: Agr/Riccardi/Paoloni America towards the end of the nineteenth cross hatched depictions of people and places is and beginning of the twentieth centuries are included in the National Academy show. Zorn’s apparent. Born to simple circumstances in first medium was watercolor. In 1881, as travel rural Sweden in 1860, Zorn’s story of rags became easier and more popular, the young to riches was not uncommon in an exuberant Zorn left his studies at Stockholm’s Royal era of mass migrations, industrialization, new Swedish Academy of Fine Arts to explore fortunes, and urbanization. Zorn is perhaps new cultures and become familiar with for- best known for his exquisite oil portraits of eign artists and styles. He traveled to Spain, luminaries in elite society, politics, and the Turkey, Italy, Greece, Algeria, England, France, arts. Rich, deep colors, fashionable attire, and Germany, and the United States. A penchant for confident demeanors mark these paintings, travel remained throughout his life. The early reflecting their milieu—the Gilded Age in the watercolors are masterful; some, done during United States and Belle Epoch in Europe. A his foreign travels, focus on costume and local dapper-looking, well-connected man, Zorn fit color, reflecting a fascination with the “exotic” easily into upper class circles where demand that was common during his time. Others for his handsome likenesses was high. In seven show his attraction to the sea as light plays on visits to the United States he painted about surfaces and water shimmers. In “Fish Market 100 portraits, rivaling his friend John Singer from St. Ives” (1888), delicate grays, blues, Sargent, the very successful American portrait- and browns capture a busy work beach where ist, for high society commissions. His sitters huge fish squirm on the sand, gasping their last in America included the industrialist Andrew breaths by a calm sea under a gray sky. Other Carnegie and 3 presidents—Grover Cleveland, scenes from nature show a lush, idyllic world. Theodore Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft. Zorn’s life came full circle in 1896 when he Other subjects included people at work, such as returned to live and work in his home province lace makers and brewery workers, where broad continued on page 27

Museum Review Must-See Synthesis Of Aerial Communications (Sintesi Delle Comunicazioni Aeree), 1933–34 © Benedetta Cappa Marinetti, Used By Permission Of Vittoria Marinetti And Luce Marinetti’s Heirs Chicago In Brooklyn

By Caroline Birenbaum futurist manifesto, and in the following years, By Jan Aaron scorn from her early teachers. Five years in the making, the first complete practitioners in many other fields followed suit. “The Dinner Party” at the Brooklyn Ms. Chicago, who was at the press preview, presentation of Italian Futurism in the United (The current exhibition title derives from a 1915 Museum consists of a three-sided banquet explained that in graduate school, she met with States, on view at the NY Guggenheim Museum manifesto by the artist/designers Depero and table with 39 place settings; each dedicated to great resistance whenever she introduced female until September 1, rewards repeat visits. Balla.) In 1913, a traveling exhibition made its a famous woman, and is widely hailed as an sexuality in her work. “Yet male artists got away The avant-garde European literary and artistic way to cities in Europe as well as to London, epic work of feminist art. “Chicago in LA: Judy with it,” she said. movement was launched in 1909 by Filippo to mixed critical response. Marinetti worked Chicago’s Early Work 1963-74,” at the museum Competitive and determined, she decided to Tommaso Marinetti, a cosmopolitan poet with tirelessly, and successfully to spread the move- through September 28, is an exhibition of pre- “beat the guys at their own game.” She adopted a bent for publicity and a desire to see Italy ment throughout Italy. Both cultural politics and Dinner Party works, and explains how she went their tough guy attitudes. She dropped works that achieve primacy in the modern world, and national politics become complicated, especial- from eager grad student to feminist emissary. In refereed to her gender and became a serious artist lasted until his death in 1944. ly as regards the relationship of some Futurists this context, it becomes more than art and present working with power tools, and fiberglass castings, Inspired by the sense of speed introduced by to Fascism; these aspects are beyond the scope a focused picture of art in a time defined by enor- and auto-painting techniques. She apprenticed the automobile and other modern inventions of this article, but worthy of examination. mous social and cultural upheaval. at a fireworks company to produce a series of appearing in the more developed Italian cities, The exhibition is organized chronologically. The artist, born Judith Cohen in Chicago in happenings. And there’s more: She moved San he issued a dramatic Manifesto calling for an Starting at the bottom of the ramp and spiraling 1939, used last name Gerowitz, in the 1960’s, Francisco’s experimental art scene, she taught at approach to literature befitting the new world around the entire rotunda, it culminates at the her first husband’s surname. When he died in a Fresno College in 1970, creating a course of study of noisy, dynamic and constant change. Then, in very top in spacious rooms not usually open to car accident in 1963, she changed her name to for women called “The Feminist Art Program.” 1912, venturing beyond “free verse,” Marinetti the public. Encompassing more than 360 works Chicago in 1970 in an Art forum magazine ad. The next year, she and the painter Miriam Schapiro introduced the idea of “free words,” dispensing in many mediums, it is divided into manageable In the following years, she earned her mas- moved the program to the California Institute of with syntax, punctuation, even meaning, to play sections that are introduced by well-written ter’s degree at the University of California, Los the Arts. There with their students, they created with pure sounds and create word-drawings to wall text. Angeles, and became famous enough to be invited Womanhouse, an institution for collaborations, be read as literature, experienced as visual art, The first phase of Futurism, concluding with to exhibit in “Primary Colors,” an avant-garde installations and performances in an old house. and performed as dramatic works. He repeat- the end of World War I, is better known outside 1966 exhibit at the Jewish Museum in New York. Space does not permit covering all of this amazing edly declaimed his Zang Tumb Tuuum, a sound of Italy than subsequent developments. The art- The work she chose, “Rainbow Pickets,” a series artists accomplishment. For the entire story, go to poem about an artillery battle, at interactive ists chose industrial, public subjects, often rev- of six brightly colored beams is seen in a 2004 the thoroughly engrossing exhibit in Brooklyn. theatrical events designed to bring attention to eling in nocturnal urban scenes illuminated by recreation in the Brooklyn show. The 60’s were My personal favorites are “Through The Flower.” the movement. electric light, and strove to envelop viewers in years she explored Tantric, American Indian, and I’m sure you’ll discover your own. (718-638-5000 In 1910, a group of painters drafted their continued on page 27 Art Deco styles that appeal even now, but brought or brooklynmusuem.org).# MAY/JUN 2014 ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ Education update 27 VP of Transformation at YAI Gives Jerrold Ross, a Master Teacher By Danielle M. Bennett Keynote at Conference Good teachers do finish first. That’s certainly what Dr. Jerrold Ross, a 50+-veteran educator By Jasmine Bager can attest to by the show of love and support Dr. Francoise Legoues, vice president of he received at an event last month in New York transformation at the YAI National Institute honoring his years of service and his retirement for People with Disabilities and former Vice from St. John’s University. President of Innovation, office of the CIO, The public event was held at the New York IBM, recently delivered a keynote speech, as Hilton Midtown and not only celebrated the part of the three-day YAI Conference, now in life’s work of a renowned education leader, its 35th year. but raised more than $125,000 to support the “I am an optimistic engineer who thinks Jerrold, Alice and Murray Ross Scholarship for that the glass is not half full or half empty. Graduate Education. The scholarship raises When it is filled half way, it can hold twice money to assist deserving students who desire as it can now,” she said. to pursue a graduate degree in The School of She has four patents to her name and Education. mentors women in technology. The self- For 19 years, Dr. Ross has served as Dean proclaimed “techie” says that technology has of The School of Education. A colleague, Peg changed “everything we do.” LaRosa D’Angelo, an alumna of The School While many teachers—and mothers—criti- and chairperson of Ross’s celebration commit- cize their children’s social media activity, Dr. tee, sang Dr. Ross’s praises. She said of Dr. Legoues is actually an advocate for the use of Ross, as reported by St. John’s news, “This is teaching excellence, “ said President Rev. Joseph such platforms. She moved halfway across a very joyous celebration for a wonderful man, L. Levesque (as reported by St. John’s news). the world, from a small town in France to the Dr. Francoise Legoues delivers Keynote someone who is a great scholar and who loves The evening’s conversation turned to Dr. US, and credits social media to keeping her the University and The School of Education.” Ross’s legacy—what it will be for The School connected to everyone and everything she of Jeopardy—but got the final answer incor- Other colleagues and friends spoke comically of Education. Retired educator of NYC public left behind. rectly. How did that happen? The game and reverently about the honoree. President of schools, Geraldine DiPersia, also an alumna, “When we became a mobile society, we show Jeopardy often plays on words and the St. John’s University, Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, reportedly said “I think his legacy will be that lost a level of contact with a network of peo- computer did not program in that type of wit took to the podium. he was really open and brought The School of ple,” she said. Technology is not only useful into its algorithm. The human brain analyzes, “Well I’m honored that Jerry Ross asked Education to the forefront in New York while for social interactions, but can benefit those defines and is flexible, even after a stroke. me to say some words on this great night of giving the students who were preparing to with health conditions. She gave the example Robots have been helpful in other ways, too. celebrating himself,” he said in his opening to become teachers a global perspective.” of her eldest daughter who gained much from Some robots have been helping children in an amused audience. He said he anticipated the For Dr. Ross, his legacy has yet to be formed. technology when she was diagnosed with wheelchairs learn how to build social con- event to be more like a coronation but a well- The retired educator intends to keep his educa- Type I diabetes years ago. Her daughter was nections, because their chair provides an deserved one. tional embers burning by continuing to work put on a glucose monitor and utilized many instant barrier to others and doesn’t allow All jokes aside, Rev. Levesque’s admiration with young children, even on a voluntary basis. other devices that “100 years ago was 100 them to participate physically due to space. for his colleague was bountiful as he spoke on “As I look at it, you can never stop being percent fatal but now, this type of diabetes is These robots can help build pathways to Dr. Ross’s work with pre-service teachers. a teacher. That’s really the beauty of being just a massive annoyance,” she said. allow these children to playfully engage with “Jerry Ross is a builder of the universe of continued on page 31 “The brain is so complicated, we are just the robot in a way that would later become starting to understand it,” she said. Those useful when in the presence of other children physical limitations surf the internet and on society and should be valued for what it with physical limitations can still sometimes or even adults. become more independent overall, since they does to people. outsmart a computer. She said that random Tablet computers, smart phones and apps often have the ability to tap repeatedly on “I’m so excited to be sharing things with phrases and puns can sometimes be misread on those devices have elevated the level the device to prompt different services or friends and family who can’t be here. It cre- by a device, as in the case of IBM Watson of confidence for individuals with physical applications. ates deeper connections, Facebook re-intro- in 2011, a machine that won the TV game challenges. Tablets help their users with Technology has brought a positive impact duces the village,” Dr. Legoues concluded. #

magazine covers, textile designs, and more. timbered cottages, deep forests, and small town Italian Futurism Among his most delightful pieces are a scale Zorn Exhibit camaraderie found in Dalarna. A treasured artist continued from page 26 model of a display pavilion he designed for a continued from page 26 in his native Sweden, Anders Zorn died in 1920. publishing house based on the company’s name of Dalarna. Swedish culture was caught in The National Academy Museum at Fifth the action depicted. You may recognize works and logo, decorative men’s vests, wooden toys, a wave of nationalism and Zorn was able to Avenue and 89th St. is part of the National on loan from New York museums, and perhaps and a ballet performed by puppets rather than give his countrymen some delightful paintings Academy, a unique institution comprising a appreciate them more fully in the context of this human dancers. that show rural folk culture and traditions. A museum, art school, and association of artists exhibition. The last section, which is dominated by paint- favorite in the National Museum in Stockholm, and architects. It is housed in the beautiful 1902 Less familiar are multi-exposure photograph- ings and aerial photographs of spiraling flight, now being exhibited at the National Academy Beaux Arts Huntington townhouse. Gallery ic studies, numerous publications, “music” of fits especially well with the architecture of the Museum, is “Midsummer Dance” (1897). A hours are Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 6pm. noise machines, film clips and audio tracks, Guggenheim Museum. large oil painting, it shows costumed villag- Closed Monday and Tuesday. The Anders Zorn striking conceptual architectural drawings that The exhibition concludes with five splendid ers dancing around the maypole on summer exhibit ends May 18.# prefigure Art Deco buildings, a suite of dining murals by Benedetta Cappa Marinetti that have solstice. The special light of that day suffuses Sybil Maimin is a senior writer for Education room furniture, ceramics, clothing and cos- decorated the elegant conference room of the the lively canvas. Other works capture the Update and a sculptor. tume design, and a light show to accompany a main post office in Palermo, Sicily since their Stravinsky score. creation 80 years ago. These “Syntheses of and private European and American collections, catalogue can be consulted at several levels of One of the revelations to New York viewers Communications” are prescient, speaking even and others who prefer anonymity. the ramp, and a large study room with reference is the versatile artist, Fortunato Depero, who today to our wireless world. These paintings are The museum provides much background material is located just beyond the final gallery. painted, engaged in inventive theatrical pro- probably the most significant loan to the exhibi- information. Staff members are eager to engage For further information, public programs, and ductions, designed advertising for well-known tion, which features works by about 80 artists viewers in conversation. Display copies of the highly regarded new Guggenheim app, go to firms such as Campari, created book jackets, and writers, from more than 50 identified public the beautifully designed and very informative www.guggenheim.org.# 28 BOOKS ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MAY/JUN 2014 Review of Smart But Stuck: Review of Dear Diana: Diana’s Emotions In Teens And Adults Guide To Independent Living

lator for those who may not understand the With ADHD Dear Diana: Diana’s Guide To Independent often illogical and confusing ways of the world. Living: For Adolescents And Young Adults Recognizing that many of those on the autism With Different Learning Styles And Special Smart But Stuck: Emotions In Teens Attention and Related Disorders. spectrum are quite literal, Bilezikian identi- Needs And Adults With ADHD Through a series of anecdotes, based on fies many English idioms that simply make no several representative patients, Dr. Brown By Diana Bilezikian sense to the population she targets—phrases By Thomas E. Brown, PhD. explores ways in which ADHD interferes with Published by AAPC Publishing: Shawnee Mission, Kansas. like “catch a bus” or “down to the wire”—and Published by Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA: 2014: 276 pp. smart, high-IQ people’s functioning. They can 2014: 207 pp. explains what they mean. become easily overwhelmed by frustration, or Tasks that most 18-year-olds manage to fig- Reviewed By Merri Rosenberg anger, anxiety or boredom, and get derailed Reviewed By Merri Rosenberg ure out when they graduate from high school, from tasks that need to be tackled. For some like opening bank accounts, cleaning their own Most of the time, issues around ADHD individuals with ADHD, an inability to even As if parents of special needs children didn’t places, and understanding how to behave in a (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) recognize these emotions can create additional have enough to keep them up at nights, concerns work environment, are often baffling and bewil- focus on cognitive concerns, behavior prob- hardships as they negotiate a complex and about their children’s futures, loom especially dering to young adults with developmental and lems and how the disorder affects executive sometimes confusing world. Problems with large. The issues these families struggle with social disabilities. function skills. recognizing emotions can result in social isola- while the children are in school –negotiating In this accessible how-to book, Bilezekian That focus, however justified, neglects the tion from peers. When these emotions become the complex dance with school systems about uses a letter/advice column format to discuss emotional component of ADHD, which has a too extreme, the behavior that results—for appropriate placements, assuaging social slights topics and provide answers to such concerns as significant impact on someone’s ability to per- example, a teen with ADHD whose anger leads from peers, or simply figuring out what success managing money, avoiding impulse shopping, form appropriately in the classroom, on the job him to punch a hole in his bedroom or overturn and progress mean for their children—fade into figuring out public transportation, avoiding inter- and in social situations. a table in a classroom—can lead to harsh con- the background when these young adults leave net scams, checking mail daily and paying bills “We must recognize the critical role of emo- sequences and set up even more of a negative school to attempt independent living. regularly, performing job tasks, and even under- tions, both positive and negative, in initiating feedback loop. In this poignant, brave, touching and incred- standing the importance of personal hygiene and and prioritizing tasks, sustaining or shifting In some situations, as Dr. Brown observes, ibly practical book, Diana Bilezikian, a graduate good grooming. She recognizes that many young interest and effort, holding thoughts in active “sometimes the working memory impairments of Scarsdale High School and Chapel Haven, adults with social disabilities need assistance memory, and choosing to engage in or avoid a of ADHD allow a momentary emotion to a New Haven, CT., program for independent with concepts like: respecting someone else’s task of situation,” the author writes. become too strong; the person is flooded with living for young adults on the autism spectrum, personal space, asking appropriate, rather than And the author definitely has significant pro- one emotion and unable to attend to other as well as those with developmental and social inappropriate questions, when meeting someone fessional credibility to make his case. Thomas emotions, facts, and memories relevant to that disabilities, offers an insider’s guide to handling new, or even knowing how to give and receive E. Brown, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and immediate situation.” the challenges of daily life for those who see the compliments. Bilezikian tackles table manners assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at When students leave the relatively protected, world in a distinctive way. and roommate situations, too. Nor does she avoid Yale University School of Medicine, as well structure environment of high school for col- It’s an impressive accomplishment, and an the sensitive topic of intimate relationships with as the associate director of the Yale Clinic for continued on page 29 invaluable resource. Bilezikian serves as a trans- continued on page 29 Review of Gemina: The Crooked- Review of The Moses Virus Neck Giraffe By Karen B. Winnick by Jack Hyland

visitors who flocked around her enclosure. The Moses Virus refrigerated state, but what if the wrong people Gemina: The Crooked-Neck Giraffe To underscore the significance of how somehow got hold of it? Gemina’s differences were a cause of celebra- By Jack Hyland And so was born Hyland’s fanciful narrative By Karen B. Winnick tion, rather than pity, Winnick pictures her with Published by Taylor Trade, 2014, p.p. 256 that turns on a proposed bio-terrorist attack Published by the Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens, Santa a little girl in a wheelchair and a young boy executed by a brilliant, power-crazed CEO Barbara, CA: 2013: 37 pp. with scoliosis. As the boy observes after meet- Reviewed By Joan Baum, PhD. who wants to secure control over his company, ing Gemina, “he wasn’t so bothered by his the largest genetically modified seed-making Reviewed By Merri Rosenberg bump anymore.” Jack Hyland’s certainly on to a hot global enterprise in the world. To name him as the The lessons Gemina represented are clear. topic – biological warfare – and, considering evil source is no spoiler, however, because It’s hard to resist an animal story, especially As Winnick writes, “Every afternoon, the recent Passover holiday, a timely cultural The Moses Virus is not a “Who Dunnit.” It’s one as charming and winning as this one. Gemina walked around outside with the other one as well, since the plot of his debut novel not even a “Why Dunnit,” since the baddie, Here’s a lovely picture book, sure to be an giraffes. They didn’t treat her any differently references the Biblical Exodus’s ten plagues, Dr. Hermann Bailitz, chairman and president appealing read-aloud for kindergarteners and because of her crooked neck. Gemina was part which were visited on Egypt until Pharaoh of Belagi, a multi-million dollar agri-industrial first graders, about a giraffe who doesn’t let her of the herd.” let Moses lead his people out of bondage. empire, is identified early on as a fanatic who physical difference get in the way of a happy And just in case you might have missed the As one of the book’s characters remarks, would blackmail third world countries into life. point, a bit later Winnick writes, “Gemina made “You could say Moses was the first leader to controlling their populations, by killing off Karen B. Winnick’s fable-like tale is based many people feel better about themselves. They use plagues as weapons against his enemy.” most of their people and food supplies and on the true story of Gemina, who lived for cared about her because she was different. Indeed, the title of Hyland’s book, The Moses then holding back the antidote. “Man can more than two decades at the Santa Barbara People saw that Gemina didn’t let her differ- Virus (Taylor Trade Publishing), updates the live without computers...but all men must Zoo. Blessed with a distinctive charisma (yes, ence stop her from doing anything the other Biblical myth in an imaginative way that has eat to survive.” What the novel is, is a “How giraffes can have charisma), Gemina was one of giraffes did.” contemporary resonance: the real-life recon- Dunnit,” with all manner of chase scenes and the most popular attractions at the zoo. As part of a curriculum lesson on accepting struction several years ago by scientists at the a growing number of armed thugs who threat- Some of it undoubtedly was due to her dis- differences, this would be a very palatable Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta en the good-guy protagonist. He’s Dr. Tom tinction as being the only crooked-neck giraffe way of communicating that message to young of the 1918 Spanish Influenza virus that killed Stewart, a distinguished theoretical forensic at the zoo. More of it, however, was the result children. Gemina’s legacy is worth sharing, and more than 50 million people worldwide. The archeologist and a trustee of the American of her outgoing nature and friendliness to the preserving.# CDC is preserving the reconstructed virus in a continued on page 29 MAY/JUN 2014 ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ Education update 29

THEATER MOVIE REVIEW The Pan Asian Repertory Theatre: AMNH’S Unseen is a Must See Fishing for Wives

By Jazmine Barana culture is difficult, as some of characters find This romantic comedy focuses on two out. But through internal hardships, they learn Japanese-American fishermen living in Hawai’i to appreciate the environment and the people during the turn of the twentieth century. Although they have grown to love. Nakahara successfully living in Hawai’i meant freedom, the two find illustrates a story of envy, strength and a journey themselves bound by strong Japanese traditions. towards love. Giving us a piece of Asian-American history, Talk about global education and diversity Director Ron Nakahara highlights the resilience in our studies, this play is a must see for high of native culture. The assimilation into American school and college and grad students!#

A gecko with an animated “gecko robot,” from the “too small” sequence of the 3-D giant screen film, “Mysteries of the Unseen World,” produced by National Education Update Geographic Entertainment and Day’s End Pictures.

By Jan Aaron radio waves. is an independent newspaper. The Natural Geographic film “Mysteries of Mr. Schwartzberg’s expert time-lapse pho- the Unseen World” lives up to its title: Directed tography shows us through various techniques by Louis Schwartzberg, it offers an incredible, some unpleasant sights like lizards spread- www.EducationUpdate.com intimate experience in its depiction of nature ing slime and the idyllic like plants creeping scenes that are too tiny, slow or too fast for toward the sky. We see close-ups the tiny our normal eyes. Some American Museum of structures supporting a butterfly wing. And Natural History (AMNH) films are for kids. (ugh), the tiny organisms that thrive on our facebook.com/educationupdate @educationupdate This film is for everyone. And everyone is sure bodies, making you feel you need a shower. to come away shaking their heads in disbelief Narrated by Forest Whitaker, the film uses at what they’ve seen. The filmmaker uses some computer animations toward the end, many different techniques to capture a variety which breaks the mood. But the film is still an Scan QR Code with of sights like a lizard a scooting across water outstanding look at our unseen world. (until youtube.com/educationupdate your Smartphone and lightening descending from in the sky and June 29, 2-D and 3-D showings). While at ascending from the ground. If we possessed the museum, be sure to see the new exhibit x-ray vision like some comic book characters, “Petorsaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs,” a we would view life like this, and also see the truly awesome experience, with terrific inter- various rays – gamma rays, microwaves, and active opportunities. # personal relationships. It’s not easy, but the Smart But Stuck effort, Dr. Brown suggests, is worthwhile. As explained by the good Father O’Boyle, who continued from page 28 “Getting unstuck is a process that involves The Moses Virus meets an untimely end, “We never intended to lege, those with ADHD can be left adrift, thoughtful assessment and effective treatment, release the virus, just to use it to demonstrate struggling with difficult feelings of anxiety and usually with medication. In many cases, getting continued from page 28 its power to kill German soldiers.” isolation. Nor are adults immune. Some of the unstuck also requires an ongoing supportive Academy in Rome. No way he won’t prevail When the story begins, this secret pas- more intriguing chapters concern adults with counseling or psychotherapy relationship to – save the day, win his ladylove and continue sageway will be accidentally discovered by ADHD, especially middle-aged women, whose address complex and often hidden emotions. his successful academic career, some of which a renowned archaeologist and his graduate anxiety, lack of concentration and distraction With the right supports in place, many of those resembles that of the author. Hyland, a long assistant who are working on excavating a are often attributed to menopause, rather than stuck by ADHD can develop realistic and sus- time highly successful investment banker, is buried room, leading to Nero’s Golden Palace. ADHD. tainable hope and learn to survive—and even Chairman Emeritus of the American Academy Tom, in Rome researching a new book, is There are remedies, including appropri- to thrive.” in Rome and board co-chairman of Teachers nearby witnessing their work. Their strange ate medication, talk therapy and finding the This is a significant, and important resource, College at Columbia University, as well as and sudden death, however, followed by the right support systems and accommodations to that belongs on the bookshelves of special trustee of the College Art Association and immediate arrival of a Hazmat team, makes it achieve success at school, on the job, and in education teachers and school psychologists.# Clark Art Institute. It’s obvious that he’s fas- clear that the reported cause of death – a cave cinated by history, science, medicine, art and in – is hardly true. More deaths follow, these architecture, all of which figure prominently hardly accidental. And so “The hunt is on.” and impressively in his adventure tale. Will Tom and his allies locate the sealed up Dear Diana Sound of Music Hyland not only invokes the putative Exodus canisters in time to destroy the virus before continued from page 28 continued from page 13 (ascribed by doubting historians to about Bailitz gets it? boyfriends and girlfriends, confronting questions Loss told us of her own story of hearing loss, 2000-1440-BC) but Church history, ancient The strength of The Moses Virus is its his- about when to engage in sexual relationships and and how she and others still play ... piano, and modern, with particular emphasis on the torical and medical lore, some of the latter why using a condom for protection against sexu- violin, viola.... despite the imperfections of years directly preceding the Nazi juggernaut. fascinating, such as why younger people are at ally transmitted diseases matters. cochlear implants and hearing aids. She spoke It seems that under the supervision of a wily greater risk in pandemics. Hyland, obviously Bilezikian has performed an important service of their wish that these devices would be cardinal, the Vatican hid the Egyptian virus passionate about the cities and countryside for her community; this volume belongs in the improved so that their musicianship can con- in a secret underground passage in the Roman he’s traveled to, is eager to give them loving hands of every family with special needs chil- tinue and flourish. # Forum as a kind of defensive negotiating chip attention, their history, their present-day con- dren, and every young adult with special needs, Karen Kraskow is an Educational Therapist with Germany, once it became clear that Hitler dition, and plans by private and public entities who is bravely venturing into the world.# in New York City. would not stand by his nonintervention pact. to maintain and enhance them.# 30 BOOKS ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MAY/JUN 2014

Chancellor Fariña will also get to participate in art, dance and rec- Landmark College tion of higher learning to pioneer college- reational activities. They’ll be having fun, but level studies for students with dyslexia. Today continued from page 2 gaining skills that will help them in applying to continued from page 4 Landmark College, offering two and four-year work together, when we harness the vast and our audition high schools. and educational innovation. The public phase degree options, a graduate-level certificate in exceptional resources of our city— and one As Mayor de Blasio has said, “this is not a bou- of the $10 million capital campaign launched universal design with technology integration, another. I anticipate deeper collaborations with tique effort” for only a few kids or a few schools. in February with a $2 million matching pledge and summer programs for students who learn our cultural institutions and universities in ways This is system-wide, historic change. from the Tambour Foundation, motivated by differently, is a global leader in integrated that impact our classroom work. Nothing epitomizes my commitment to col- Landmark College alumna Nicole Goodner teaching methods for students with dyslexia These four pillars have become the supporting laboration better than our Learning Partners MacFarlane, who received the Landmark and other learning disabilities, ADHD, and beams of our school system—and the essence of Program, which we launched on Monday. This is College Accolade at the recent gala. The event ASD. Students, faculty, and other professionals all of our work going forward. Everything we a really exciting initiative that is bringing schools was held at ROBERT, at the Museum of Arts from all over the world are drawn to Landmark do will have an impact on the classroom. As a together to share strong practices. The idea is and Design, and also featured a live auction College for its innovative educational model— non-English speaking child, I understand how simple: principals and their staff will be more led by Simon Teakle of Simon Teakle Fine designed through research and practice to help important education, in particular early child- effective if they are able to share ideas, visit other Jewelry and Objects. Auction items included all students who learn differently become con- hood education, is in giving kids the opportunity schools, and learn from their peers. So far, we original artwork by Landmark College stu- fident, self-empowered, and independently suc- to succeed. That’s why I’m such an advocate for have seven host schools and 14 partner schools, dents. Landmark College was the first institu- cessful learners.# truly universal, high quality, full-day pre-kinder- across all five boroughs and all grade levels. Next garten. And now, because of Mayor de Blasio’s year, the program will nearly quadruple. Presidential elections.” leadership, and with funding in place, the City As a lifelong educator, this has truly been a per- Sonia Sotomayor A panel of education professors then dis- is moving toward truly universal, high-quality, sonal dream of mine: to encourage, through an continued from page 10 cussed ways “to put this rich content to use in full-day pre-k. Children in communities across innovative initiative, system-wide collaboration the classroom.” the City will have more time to explore, discover, and disseminate best-practices across the entire of corporate free speech to invalidate regula- “We hope to work with a strong cohort of learn, and make friends during a pivotal time district. It’s now coming into fruition. tions. “Shelby vs. Holder” “cut the heart out of dedicated educators to develop teaching strate- in their development. By the 2015-2016 school Starting this year, for the first time in a decade, voting rights…an audacious decision, oblivi- gies,” concluded Mia Nagawiecki. Please con- year, more than 70,000 students will be able to we will not base promotion decisions for students ous to Constitutional history.” She reminded tact us if you are interested! benefit from this historic initiative. in grades 3-8 solely on exam results. So, going people that Presidents nominate Justices, so What did teachers think of the event? Their In addition to an early school start, middle forward, teachers and principals will instead be if they want to turn things around they should responses ranged from “It’s Great!” to “It’s school has been a particular focus of my first 100 empowered to make that determination based on “keep that in mind when they go to the polls in Excellent!”# days. It’s close to my heart. As you know, middle a more comprehensive, authentic review of their school is a tough time for a lot of kids. It’s a time students’ classroom work. of transition. Kids are discovering who they are. But I know that often, the deepest learning Matilda Cuomo they are young,” said Lieberman. Early iden- As a parent, I remember this time well. If you’re happens outside a school building. Academics tification and signs of mental illness in young a parent, I’m sure you remember it too. The chal- are not the only part of a child’s education, so we continued from page 18 people will give them a chance to get on the lenge is this: if 7th graders are not totally engaged are forming unique relationships with cultural USA, to continue the mission as it’s done right course in life and save the health care in academics, many of them do not even reach and science institutions. Our partnership with since 1995. The program has gone interna- system the expense of what would be life-long high school. It’s clear that if we are to increase Urban Advantage at the American Museum of tional with sister programs in Italy, Spain, care of their illness. our graduation and college readiness rates, we Natural History, which certifies science teachers, Morocco and interest in Holland, Switzerland Lieberman mentioned the advances that must focus on middle schools. This administra- is a prototype that I would like to see replicated and the U.K. have been done in the study of mental illness tion, like none before it, is committed to devoting at other institutions. This was one of my proudest Dr. Lieberman, who is also the president of with psychopharmacology, genetics, neuro- unprecedented resources to ensure that the best legacies as Deputy Chancellor. the American Psychiatric Association, humbly science and other scientific technology. But academics are available to all students in middle Another example we are implementing is a accepted Cuomo’s introduction and praises. more needs to be done, starting with percep- school grades. This means that all subject areas museum after-school program, in which seventh Although mental illness, like cancer or diabe- tion and money, he suggested. A strong propo- will be integrated into reading and writing. But graders will be exposed to programs that empha- tes, is endemic to the country’s population, it nent of this approach is the founder of the Jed our efforts must extend beyond classroom work. size American history. They’ll learn in small has historically been ignored or discriminated Foundation, Donna Satow, who was present It’s crucial that middle schools have an emphasis groups under the instruction of a trained docent. against, said Lieberman to the audience. This during the evening. on the arts, so that every child can experience We want to bring experts in the field into our negligence was and is most evident in the Despite poor funding, Lieberman remains chorus or drama or being part of a band. There is classrooms, and take our classrooms out into the military, he commented. During World War hopeful. “The best way to make progress… no better incentive to be successful in school than field. These are the types of programs that will I, soldiers contended with shell shock; in is through organizations like this that bring to stand before an audience and share your talent. help level the playing field. recent wars of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s Post- people together, forge a commitment to a com- And, by the way, parents choose middle schools To be truly successful, we need to tackle Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). mon agenda, and to basically move the ball that have outstanding extracurricular activities. something we don’t frequently talk about: sum- “In mental illness, the sweet spot is when down the field with respect to this cause.”# Something as simple as team sports can also mer learning loss, which accounts for two- hook kids into school when other things may thirds of the achievement gap in reading by 9th example, is working with Alderbaran, a robotics make that happen. not. As a superintendent, I urged middle school grade. Students from low-income backgrounds company based in France, to explore how robots I want to enlist your expertise and commitment principals to do phys ed first thing in the morn- are likely to slide two months back in reading might improve teaching and learning for students to our public school students. I speak to you as ing to improve attendance. It worked! Let us not every summer, while affluent students enjoy on the autism spectrum. This is just the kind of my partners in this effort. You are teachers and forget that kids also need the opportunity to learn overall growth. To tackle this challenge, this innovative approach that we will be developing principals representing public, charter, parochial, outside traditional classroom time. That’s why summer we will be expanding NYC Summer to lift all of our children up. and independent schools. You are policymakers. extended time after the school day is crucial, Quest - our pilot summer enrichment programs We are also renaming the Division of Students You are chief executives. You are parents. You particularly in neighborhoods where students that are designed to support students through fun, with Disabilities and English Language Learners. are grandparents. You are New Yorkers. We are have few opportunities to engage in enrichment engaging, comprehensive activities. We currently It will become the Division of Specialized all interdependent on one another. Each of you activities. have 11 programs in the Bronx, and this summer Instruction and Student Support, which more has something to offer. Each of you can help As you may know, we are in the process of we are aiming to double that number. With up accurately reflects our commitment to make sure New York City become a world-class educational expanding our after-school programs to ensure to 11 more programs serving middle school stu- children with special needs, ELLs, and those system. that students who need the extra guidance and dents, Summer Quest will reach up to 2,800 kids. who are teaching them, get the tailored support There’s an old African proverb: “If you want support receive it. These programs are currently Summer learning must become a scalable and they need. to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go in 239 middle schools; our goal is for every sustainable strategy for improving student out- We need to create a welcoming and nurturing together.” middle school grade to have free after-school comes. But we cannot forget students who need school system in which every student, every Today, you are part of the answer, and with your programming. Students will benefit from les- our support most, those with disabilities. And teacher, and every principal is heard and sup- partnership, we will get to where we need to go.# sons aligned to what they’re learning in school, we’re working with schools to develop innova- ported. A system in which excellence is expected, Carmen Fariña is the Chancellor of all New York including literacy and math support, but they tive ways to help them learn. District 75, for and the entire community comes together to City public schools. MAY/JUN 2014 ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ Education update 31

seek to enroll? Different student populations classroom. Students attending these schools are Arthur Levine demand different things of their colleges. Our Shelia Evans-Tranumn not able to successfully compete with children continued from page 7 research found that traditional and nontra- continued from page 13 whose districts and parents invest in the future peers via social media, a majority of under- ditional students are, in fact, making dia- Thurgood Marshall won the case on behalf achievement of their children. Most educa- graduates (61 percent) say they feel lonely. metrically opposed demands. Students are not of Carol and other students in Kansas, South tors now consider this phenomenon to be the They say they are overwhelmed by all they fungible. Institutions need to plan carefully Carolina, and Delaware. The cases became “achievement gap.” I see it as the “access gap.” have to do (87 percent), feel psychologically which populations they want to enroll, then known as Brown v. Board of Education of Do all children have equal access and ability to exhausted (79 percent), and experience over- gear their activities to their mission and that Topeka, Kansas. On May 17, 1954 the Supreme have an equal education? This question was at whelming anxiety (61 percent). In sum, the student body. Court ruled in favor of Brown and established the heart of Brown, and we still struggle today students whom colleges are educating are more 3. Beyond pocketbook issues, what does for America that segregation was unconstitu- to see the progress that has been sustainable. dependent on adults, communicate poorly face the board need to know about our institution’s tional under the Equal Protection Clause of the America has made progress in some areas, to face, expect continuing approbation for students? Boards should ask for annual student Fourteenth Amendment. but we just are not there yet. Deliberate speed their work, have inflated perceptions of their dashboards with key indicators about their Sixty years after this landmark decision, we has slowed to a snails pace and many children strengths, and require significantly more psy- students and their activities. Those indicators are forced to reckon with the realities of our for whom the law was intended receive an chological and emotional support. might include those concerning demograph- current education system. While progress has inferior education, have overrepresentation into 5. Today’s undergraduates are the most ics, admissions, financial need and aid lev- been made in many areas of education, dispari- special education, are culturally isolated, must diverse generation in higher education history. els, classes and courses, attendance patterns, ties among the races still exist. Across America, attend separate and unequal schools, are housed Students now on college campuses have grown remedial needs, grades, parental involvement, particularly in the inner city, children still attend in dropout factories and end up in the cradle to up in a nation in which many of the historic graduation rates, time to degree, post-college their neighborhood schools. A closer look into prison pipeline. This is neither the education glass ceilings that existed for women, people employment, student and employer satisfac- these predominantly minority districts solidifies system envisioned in Brown, nor is it one that of color, and gay people have cracked. They tion. the fact that the American School System has should remain unchallenged. For the seven gen- believe the country has made real progress in 4. Does our institution have established made little progress in integrating these schools. erations to come, what kind education system race, ethnic, and gender issues; they have close plans in areas such as: digital future, diversity, In addition, district data reveals that large will we leave for them? friends of other races and most are comfortable internationalization, affordability, and career minority areas still have the least prepared Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn is an Educational with interracial dating and marriage. Current services? Given today’s students and the global teachers, textbooks remain outdated, and tech- Consultant and former Associate Commissioner undergraduates are also environmentally green transition to a digital information economy, nology is often discarded in the back of a of Education for New York State. and global in orientation. Still, they have little these areas are essential for college action. knowledge about the world. Most were, for Institutions and their boards can better address Ian M. Cook-Baruch College we get things done is every bit as important as example, unable to recognize the names of them through long-term plans than by drift and what we get done.” To do this, Colgate trains the leaders of China, France, and Iran. Those accretion. continued from page 22 its employees in ethics. They translate all of findings present colleges and their boards with 5. How can our board best monitor the effec- to receive awards in the past couple of years their training into 40 languages so that every- an opportunity to translate their rhetoric about tiveness and relevance of our institution’s poli- for excellence in a number of areas. Baruch one understands. This enables Colgate staff multiculturalism and diversity into concrete cies and programs vis-à-vis student needs? You College Dean of International Affairs David to communicate across language barriers and plans and to make internationalization of their can accomplish that in many ways—externally, Birdsell introduced Mr. Cook, enumerating share ideas. programs a priority. by means of accreditation or periodic visiting some of the accolades Colgate-Palmolive A unique aspect of the company is found in Implications for board members: committees, or internally, through continuing has recently acquired including one of the its branding. Like Coca-Cola, Colgate caters to These changes in undergraduates suggest to institutional research. The mechanism is less world’s most ethical companies of 2013; U.S. the native tastes found in specific regions of the us five questions board members should ask important than an institution’s commitment to E.P.A. Energy Star Partner of the Year; Top 50 world. Colgate’s green tea flavored toothpaste about their institutions. gather and act upon this information. Companies for Diversity; Top 50 Companies is a big hit in China. Charcoal enhanced tooth- 1. What is the mission of our institution? Boards need to ask the fundamental ques- for Executive Women. paste also has a certain appeal in the far-east. In 1828, after the Connecticut legislature tions rather than being distracted by the fad du Cook underscored the two parts of his com- Colgate has developed a broad vision for the condemned the curriculum of Yale College for jour, collect data rather than relying upon anec- pany’s strategy: the strategic initiatives needed future. Colgate has made an effort to spearhead its irrelevance and cut the college’s financial dotes and personal predilections, and encour- to sell the products, and the company focus, an initiative to bring oral hygiene to parts of the support, Yale issued a report. That report was age their institution to develop long-term plans which narrows the company’s products to a pre- world uneducated in these good practices. The an account of a college being pressured to rather than drifting or adopting a succession cise “formula.” The strategic initiatives include campaign “Bright Smiles Bright Futures” aims change as the nation was transformed from of piecemeal changes. While the challenges keeping products innovative, building com- to have one billion children receive adequate an agrarian to an industrial economy. It asked facing higher education are great today, this is munication lines that endure and developing dental care by the year 2020. Special mobile whether Yale should change a lot or a little, also a moment of unprecedented opportunity. and underscoring leadership qualities. Colgate- dental vans have been traveling across the quickly or gradually. Yet the authors concluded No generation in modern memory has had a Palmolive’s company focus is a four-category United States providing dental screenings and that was the wrong question. The right ques- better chance to shape the future of higher line of products that we are generally familiar oral hygiene education to millions of children tion, was “What is the purpose of a college?” education.# with. They are: oral care, personal care, pet each year. That is still the correct question, and all others Arthur Levine is president of the Woodrow nutrition, and home care. Colgate strives to bring a message to the should follow from it. Should a college offer Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and Cook believes that culture is the most impor- world that gently encourages each and every MOOCs? Should it build buildings; change former president of Teacher’s College at tant strategic initiative in his company. He individual to care about one or more of jobs its the composition of its faculty, or increase its Columbia University. Diane R. Dean is associ- said, “If an investor was to ask, ‘what is the products can be used to complete. To do this, budget in one area as opposed to another? In ate professor of higher education administra- single thing that makes this company perform’, Cook and his team have spent the last number today’s financial environment, few campuses tion and policy at Illinois State University. They the answer is not an algorithm, the answer is of years upholding a tradition of excellence can do everything, and mission is the true com- are the authors of Generation on a Tightrope: culture.” According to Cook, it is in the people by weaving a tight model of performance and pass for choosing one priority over another. A Portrait of Today’s College Student (Jossey and the expertise and the experiences they have passing the bar of standards in ethics, effi- 2. What type of students does our institution Bass, 2012). had that allow the company to perform. “How ciency, and education.#

Jerrold Ross teacher in Syosset, Great Neck and New York, in New York City. Dr. Ross was a founding as an administrator at St. John’s University. Ross earned a Ph.D. in music education from board member of the national accrediting group, Further capitalizing on Ross’s honors for the continued from page 27 NYU and eventually became associate dean of Teacher Education Accreditation Council for night were proclamations and certificates signed involved with education on any level. There are academic affairs in the School of Education at eight years. He served as a Teacher Education by the Queens borough president of New York always so many things to teach, and there will NYU. He directed research and training proj- Certification and Practice Board member and City Council, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Mayor always be so many people eager to learn,” he ects throughout the city and in keeping with his evaluator of programs in higher education pro- Bill de Blasio and Sen. Chuck Schumer. The reportedly said. connection to students of all ages, served as a grams for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut proclamations certify that April 28 is Jerrold Dr. Ross earned many accolades over the board member and secretary of the Alumni and and Rhode Island. In June 2006, Dr. Ross Ross Day in Queens and Manhattan. years. Starting out as a public school music Friends of LaGuardia High School of Music received the Distinguished Achievement medal Job well done, Dr. Ross.# Education update ■ For Parents, Educators & Students ■ MAY/JUN 2014 18554 Ed Update Ad June v3_Layout 1 5/2/14 8:53 AM Page 1

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